There are many reasons why researchers are concerned about endangered species. After all, these species went extinct in just ...

Once found in the jungles of Africa, researchers in South America have now discovered links tying these extinct primates to the continent—painting an incredible story of survival against the odds.

Freshwater ecosystems across the world are in distress. As scientists better comprehend the extent to which lakes, ponds, ...

A quarter of freshwater animals, including fish, insects and crustaceans, are at high risk of extinction due to threats ...

A lack of understanding can no longer be used as an excuse for inaction. As the authors of the new study point out, ...

It’s heartbreaking that a species that outlived the dinosaurs now faces extinction at human hands,” said Melissa Cancino, ...

New research suggests at least some key distinctions date back earlier than previously estimated, hinting that modern and ...

A species thought to have disappeared all together having not been recorded living for more than 100 years have been saved and released into the wild. More than 1,300 critically endangered ...

A farmer in New Zealand recently stumbled upon a new population of a rare species of weevil ... they were previously believed to have gone extinct about 100 years ago. But, they were rediscovered ...

A dog was killed in a fire at a recently-refurbished historic pub, which reopened less than a year ago. Onlookers watched helplessly on Thursday night as flames rose from the Three Horseshoes pub ...

Prof Geoffrey Hinton says the technology is developing faster than he expected and needs government regulation Artificial intelligence could wipe out the human race within the next decade, the ...