The Bison Returns to the Great American Plains
After years of fierce debate, the West’s greatest symbol will again roam the countryside
Earth Lost 2.5 Billion Years’ Worth of Evolutionary History in Just 130,000 Years
Even if humans curbed destructive actions within next 50 years, it would take between five to seven million years for mammal biodiversity to fully recover
Newly Described Elephant Bird Is the Biggest Yet
A new study is bringing long-overdue scientific rigor to the elephant bird’s family tree
The Catch of the Day Is a 10,000-Year-Old Gigantic Deer Skull
Last week, Irish fishermen pulled up the skull and horns of an extinct great elk, which could have 12-foot-wide antlers
In the Last Decade, Four Birds Went Extinct and Four More Are Likely Gone
Habitat loss is the main culprit in killing off the birds, including Spix’s macaw, the star of the popular 2011 film Rio
Oral History Suggests Māori Proverbs on Bird Extinction Mirrored Fears of Indigenous Group’s Own Decline
The moa, a giant flightless bird, served as symbol of extinction and reflection of Māori fears over encroaching European presence
DNA of Extinct Cave Bear Lives on in Modern Brown Bears
A new genetic study has found that the two species interbred
What Makes Some Species More Likely to Go Extinct?
With help from the fossil record, paleontologists are piecing together what might make one creature more vulnerable than another
How American Scientists Are Planning to Thwart a Salamander Apocalypse
Yet another fungus threatens to decimate amphibians in North America, but this time, scientists stand ready
Romans May Have Hunted Whales to Extinction in Their Home Waters
New analysis suggests that right and gray whales were not only once present in the Mediterranean Sea but likely common in the region
Australian Reptiles And a Toad Named After Gollum on Latest Endangered Species Update
The IUCN Red List shows Oz’s reptiles are in trouble as well as flying foxes, a Jamaican rodent and a New Guinea butterfly
Australian Feral Cats Eat More Than a Million Reptiles Per Day
A new study shows cats snack on 258 reptile species, and could push some to the brink of extinction
Extinct Gibbon Species Discovered in 2,000-Year-Old Chinese Tomb
It’s believed the species represents a new genera of apes that may have died out just 300 years ago
Oldest Lizard Fossil Shows These Reptiles Are The Ultimate Survivors
The 250-million-year-old specimen from the Alps suggests that lizards evolved before Earth’s largest mass extinction—and thrived after it
Australia Builds World’s Largest Cat-Proof Fence to Protect Threatened Species
The country’s feral cats have been linked to the extinction of 20 species
The Adorable Chinese Giant Salamander Is Slithering Toward Extinction
The amphibians could actually be five separate species, some of which may already be extinct
Can the Northern White Rhino Be Brought Back From the Brink of Extinction?
One beloved African breed is extinct in the wild, but scientists still hope to rescue it from oblivion
Can Bringing Back Mammoths Help Stop Climate Change?
Scientists say creating hybrids of the extinct beasts could fix the Arctic tundra and stop greenhouse gas emissions
Giant, Intact Egg of the Extinct Elephant Bird Found in Buffalo Museum
Fewer than 40 such eggs are held in public collections today
Murder Most Fowl: Forensic Scan Shows the Legendary Oxford Dodo Was Shot
Micro-CT scans shows lead scattered across the back of the skull of what is believed to be the taxidermied remains of the dodo brought to Britain
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