On a lawn inside the Bronx Zoo, rows of headstones display multiple animal species, making for an eerie display during the ...

Throughout history, scientists have declared many species extinct, whether due to natural disasters, habitat loss, or lack of sightings. Research suggests that around 99% of all plants and animals ...

Other benefactors include the far-sighted Englishman John Knowles, who established Britain’s first zoological collection ...

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 ...

Growing up, I vividly remember reading through nature-related magazines, fascinated by the vast numbers of creatures ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, ...

The Chathams sit roughly 785 kilometers (488 miles) east of mainland New Zealand and have long been a crucible of endemic ...

Two key coral reefs in Florida are “functionally extinct” following the 2023 heatwave, warns a new scientific study.

Extinction is the irreversible loss of animal species that once lived on our planet. The rapid pace of human-driven habitat destruction, climate change, pollution, and poaching has led to the ...

Visitors can hear Björk's immersive, otherworldly soundscape, Nature Manifesto, over the next few weeks as they climb the long, glass escalator that hugs the side of Centre Pompidou in Paris, France.

TikTok is rapidly growing in Africa and is being used to sell bushmeat, underscoring the role of social media in the global ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When we think about the scope of our world’s diversity, ...