The world is currently experiencing its sixth mass extinction, with potentially thousands of species lost every year.

Scientists are discovering new species in all corners of the world—and in some cases, they’re stumbling upon old species in ...

The Oceanic country has been inhabited by numerous strange creatures, some of them already extinct, such as the moa, a ...

Cuddly koala bears are adored by people all over the world, even by those who have never seen one in real life. But these ...

By Liz Kimbrough Extinction is an overwhelming concept, difficult to grasp in its enormity and finality. Thousands of species are barreling toward that grim fate, unless we help. A comprehensive new ...

For the last 10,000 years, thousands of species have perished from the Holocene extinction event, which is still ongoing.

In case you haven’t already read a dozen stories about this, here are some of the most salient details: Scientists at Colossal retrieved DNA from an approximately 13,000-year-old dire wolf tooth ...

Animals Company resurrects the extinct dire wolf, or some version of it By Will Dunham Reuters Apr 8, 2025 Updated Apr 8, 2025 ...

But some conservationists are expressing wide-ranging concern about the unintended consequences that could arise as researchers continue to try to resurrect versions of extinct animals.

Some of these incredible creatures have already taken their final bow. So today, we’ve rounded up a list of animals that have sadly gone extinct: some in recent years, others within our lifetime.

'De-Extinction' is a new documentary from Curiosity Stream that reveals how scientists brought back the dire wolf from extinction, and what animals they are working to revive now, including the ...