An extinct snail found in a Bermuda alleyway led to biologists breeding 100,000 and releasing them back into the wild—and they're thriving.

The fossils offer a rare glimpse into a cataclysmic event that brought a sudden end to the greatest explosion of life in our planet's history.

A giant tortoise species believed extinct for more than a century has been formally confirmed alive. Genetic analysis published in 2022 established that a female tortoise found on Fernandina Island in ...

Declared extinct for over a century, a lone giant tortoise has resurfaced on a remote volcanic island, raising urgent ...

Scientists from Oregon State University looked at coastal martens in the town of Klamath for three months ...

Less than a year ago, United States company Colossal Biosciences announced it had “resurrected” the dire wolf, a ...

Just when you think you have a good idea of the mammals that live in North America, another one appears and forces you to ...

Two ancient wolf pups found entombed in Siberian permafrost more than a decade ago are revealing new stories, thanks to rich DNA clues preserved inside their bodies. In a first, researchers found a ...

With reports of 200 or more species going extinct each day, it can seem like an uphill battle to keep vulnerable populations ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There’s an important concept in evolutionary biology called ...

The coastal marten is about the size of a ferret and lives in heavily wooded forests.

Discover 5 massive bears larger than a grizzly. In earths history there has been plenty of massive bears to learn about.