Putting an end to a mass extinction sounds like an impossible task, but some researchers argue that doing so would be setting ...

In a prairie full of wildflowers, Erica Henry got down on all fours, then ducked under a low mesh tent, one of 10 homemade ...

Around 66 million years ago, a six-mile-wide asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of three-quarters of all living ...

Given their abundance in American backyards, gardens and highway corridors these days, it may be surprising to learn that ...

Gene editing holds the potential of suppressing mosquito species that carry deadly diseases — and raises ethical questions.

Experts report the plant is at risk of extinction due to multiple threats, including habitat loss and habitat degradation.

Colossal Biosciences raises hype over the return of a lost species, but some scientists dispute this and their overall agenda ...

Bowhead whales are remarkable for their immense size, reaching up to 60 feet in length and weighing as much as 100 tons, and ...

Animal dung could be used to save endangered species, scientists believe. A new trial by the University of Oxford and Chester ...

Colossal Biosciences announced in April that it had created dire-wolf-like creatures. This year, we could hear the wolves' mature howls.

When a major cyclone tears through an island nation, all efforts rightly focus on saving human lives and restoring ...

It focuses on creatures such as the woolly mammoth, which roamed the Earth after the extinction of the dinosaurs.