The Remarkable Comeback of Przewalski’s Horse
Once nearly extinct, the population of these wild horses has rebounded on the dusty steppes of Mongolia
Why Should Humans Care if We’re Entering the Sixth Mass Extinction?
In this episode of Generation Anthropocene, learn what a new era of extinction means for diverse species—including our own
Extinction or Evolution? The Answer Isn’t Always Clear
The same factors that kill off some species cause others to evolve at lightning speed
A New Report Says We’re Hunting the World’s Mammals to Death. What Can Be Done?
Solutions are multifaceted and region-specific, but conservation researchers have some ideas
Botswana Unexpectedly Reverses Course on Ivory Trade
The southern African nation now supports protection for the animals instead of limited sales of ivory
Adiós, Toughie: The Last Known Rabb’s Fringe-Limbed Tree Frog Dies in Atlanta
Since his discovery in 2005, Toughie the frog has been the face of amphibian extinction
Campsite Places Humans in Argentina 14,000 Years Ago
Excavations at the site Arroyo Seco 2 include stone tools and evidence that humans were hunting giant sloths, giant armadillos and extinct horse species
Life Bounced Back After the Dinosaurs Perished
The devastation was immediate, catastrophic and widespread, but plants and mammals were quick to take over
Remembering the Tasmanian Tiger, 80 Years After It Became Extinct
Today, the animal’s memory is alive and well in Australia
Rare Dodo Composite Skeleton Goes On Sale
A British auction house is selling one of only a dozen known dodo skeletons, put together by a collector from the bones of several birds
Journey to the Center of Earth
What Happened in the Seconds, Hours, Weeks After the Dino-Killing Asteroid Hit Earth?
The Cretaceous forecast: Tsunamis, a deadly heat pulse, and massive cooling.
How Climate Change Will Transform the National Parks’ Iconic Animals and Plants
Dramatic changes may force park managers to choose which species will live, and which will die
Solving a Mystery of Mammoth Proportions
Dwindling freshwater sealed the demise of the St. Paul woolly mammoths, and could still pose a threat today
Spix’s Macaw, Star of “Rio,” Spotted in the Wild for the First Time in 15 Years
Captured in a backlit cellphone video, the sighting gives conservationists hope for the survival of Brazil’s little blue birds
The Event that Wiped out Dinosaurs Also Nearly Did in the Mammals
New estimates suggest a measly seven percent of mammals survived the extinction
These Eerie Portraits Capture Endangered and Extinct Animals in a Film That Is Also Vanishing
Denis Defibaugh uses Polaroid 55 film to give animal specimens an afterlife
How to Save the Monarchs? Pay Farmers to Grow Butterfly Habitats
A novel conservation effort aims to fund a habitat exchange to protect the iconic butterflies from extinction
“Mermaid Ivory” Stirs Controversy Over How Extinct Species Are Studied
The carved bones of marine mammals highlight the squishy regulations around their trade and what that means for science
Beloved Giant Turtle Dies, Leaving Only Three Alive on Earth
The recent death of Cu Rua pushes the Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle to the brink of extinction
Scientists Rediscover a Tree Frog Thought to Be Extinct for Over a Century
Last seen in 1870, Jerdon’s tree frog is alive and (mostly) well in India
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