In the past couple of decades, several species have been driven to extinction thanks, in large part, to human interference. Sometimes that interference is direct, poaching for big game trophies or ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...

The late 1900s were a time of rapid change for our planet, and unfortunately, some of its most unique inhabitants did not survive. Between the 1980s and 1990s, several animal species disappeared ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Modern-day eagles are large birds, but they’re nowhere near ...

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What happened to all the megafauna? From moas to mammoths, many large animals went extinct between 50 and 10,000 years ago. Learning why could provide crucial evidence about prehistoric ecosystems and ...

Fossil remains of a large, now-extinct bird species have been discovered in Australia's Boodjamulla National Park. The ground-dwelling species—Menura tyawanoides—is an ancient ancestor of Australia's ...

“Something that we thought was extinct was in this beautiful place that nobody goes to,” Iroro Tanshi said of the find ...

Cormorants are one of the world’s most impressive bird species. They can take to the air in seconds and have a diving ...

Researchers are using an innovative 3D-printing technique that could revolutionize the quest to resurrect extinct animals ...