Between climate change and the effects of humanity on the environment, many species have been harmed. Here are a few of them ...
There are only 10 or less of this little porpoise species left in the world. What can be done to save the vaquita?
The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals.
The 8-inch, bright pink slug has been isolated in a "sky island" for millions of years.
A growing group of scientists is trying to bring back extinct animals, an idea that is drawing closer than ever because of recent advances in gene editing. Shapiro, one of the world’s leading ...
This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. A naked mole rat. That was photographer Joel Sartore’s first model in 2006 when he began making studio portraits of ...
The age of de-extinction may soon be a reality. Advances in genetic engineering and synthetic biology are making resurrecting animals once lost to this world a tangible prospect. The organizations ...