The Tasmanian tiger was officially declared extinct in 1986, but there are some who still hold out hope. Hosted by: Stefan ...

The Tasmanian tiger, also known as the thylacine, officially went extinct in 1936. The last confirmed individual died in captivity after being locked outside during a cold night. But that date marks ...

The strategy, known as synthetic biology, is gaining momentum globally as a conservation tool and human health solution, ...

Scientists extracted RNA from a 130-year-old specimen, uncovering which genes were active before the animal went extinct. Where DNA shows what genes an organism had, RNA reveals which of those genes ...

The Campbell’s keeled glass-snail is officially extinct, but researchers have ‘high hopes’ that translocation will allow the population to thrive ...

A mysterious species of deepwater shark that has been increasingly threatened with extinction for years was thrown a lifeline Friday after the global body that regulates the international endangered ...

The Trump administration has proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act to reduce federal regulations. One proposal would eliminate automatic protections for threatened species, known as the ...

“The proposed changes, coupled with the mass firing of dedicated staff at US Fish and Wildlife and the National Park Service, put the fate of species like Pacific salmon, the ghost orchid, and the red ...

Extinction rates appear to have slowed since their peak in the early 1900s, suggesting not a reprieve for nature but a shift in how and where losses occur. Much of the damage was concentrated on ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Every era leaves its fingerprint on Earth. Mountains rise, oceans retreat, and life adapts. But this age – our age – moves differently. Humans now alter the planet faster than nature can adjust. From ...

The world we share with countless species is growing smaller, and for some, it’s already too late. Over the past century, human activity, coupled with environmental changes, has pushed a heartbreaking ...