Thought to be extinct in the wild, the Spix Macaw currently exists in captivity with their numbers in the dismally low 60 to ...

Every creature that has disappeared leaves behind more than just a memory they leave lessons about ecosystems, extinction ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...

For almost 200 years, no one knew where the last living great auks were. Using DNA testing, one of them was found in Cincinnati.

Around 250 million years ago, one of Earth’s largest known volcanic events set off The Great Dying: the planet’s worst mass ...

And then there were none. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has announced that several species of animals and plants have now gone extinct. The 2025 list of extinctions ...

At one time, poaching was the biggest threat to elephants in Africa. As these majestic creatures were slaughtered by the ...

Bison are one of the few species in which both males and females have horns. A reminder: Horns are different from antlers.

The last of the souvenir vending machines in the state and their distinctive warm plastic smell will disappear in early ...

This now-extinct animal stood about 2.5 feet tall at the shoulder and had notable long, curved horns. Sadly, the bluebuck disappeared around the year 1800, mainly because of overhunting and having to ...