“The extinction of the slender-billed curlew is a tragic and sobering moment for migratory bird conservation," said Amy Fraenkel, executive secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory ...

In a grim study, a team of nearly 50 researchers concludes that extreme ocean heat killed off two crucial coral species that ...

Researchers have warned that the findings should not be used as a ‘carte blanche’ for destructive human behaviour. View on ...

Three Arctic seal species have moved closer to extinction, as rapid sea ice loss continues to erode their breeding and ...

A local resident stumbled upon the remains of the 19,700-year-old beast. Its record-breaking horn offers new insights into ...

Largely outshone by fossils of horses, the earliest camels are getting another look from scientists determined to sort out ...

Fifty thousand years ago, North America's landscapes were alive with an astonishing array of enormous creatures. Massive woolly mammoths roamed vast icy plains, while dense forests echoed with the ...

Australia’s First Peoples may or may not have hunted the continent’s megafauna to extinction, but they definitely collected ...

The latest Red List of Threatened Species assessment released Friday shows that more than a quarter of all animals, plants ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A new study gives scientists a fresh look at what life was like in the Las Vegas valley more than 12,000 years ago. Before the strip, Southern Nevada was home to ice-age animals.

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by climate change and more than half of bird species around the world are declining under pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion, ...

Arctic seals and many birds are in danger as ice melts and forests disappear. Green sea turtles show recovery.