The last known photo of a wild Barbary lion was taken in 1925, a now-famous image often referenced in wildlife photography.

A case of mistaken identity has hampered efforts to save the woylie, one of Australia’s most endangered marsupials.

The megalodon, an extinct apex predator with a powerful bite and formidable hunting skills, is compared to the blue whale, ...

Elephants are plagued by the same deadly bacteria that infected mammoths, genetic experts have found. A study of mammoth ...

A new species has been discovered – but it’s already extinct - Scientists have always believed there were five living species ...

Artificial intelligence is changing how we study dinosaurs. Scientists use AI to rebuild fossils and create realistic images.

Hundreds of species have gone extinct in recent centuries, but losses are few among larger classification levels, meaning we ...

"These wallabies now live within Mallee Cliffs nearly 10,000-hectare feral predator-free area – the largest of its kind on ...

Paleontologists describe four new species of extinct ancestral penguins that help shed light on how the iconic birds evolved ...

Dungeons & Dragons has its own takes on plenty of fantasy staples, but some creatures in its mythos are unique creations by ...

Britain's fastest declining mammal, the water vole, is being returned to the River Wey catchment in Surrey, Sussex and ...

(CN) — For the past few decades scientists and biodiversity experts have sounded the alarm on what has been called the “the ...