In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 ...

Two marsupial species thought long extinct, until now known only from fossils, were found alive in New Guinea through a ...

The two marsupials were found living in the remote rainforests on the Vogelkop Peninsula of New Guinea.

For thousands of years, scientists knew of two tiny marsupials in New Guinea only through fossils and local legend. Researchers had long considered these species extinct. However, a team recently ...

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...

A recent survey in Sri Lanka has given conservationists something to celebrate: The country's most threatened deer species is showing signs of recovery. The hog deer, once thought to be extinct on the ...

A version of the dodo bird (Raphus cucullatus) could make a return someday soon. Colossal Biosciences announced this week several milestones in its quest to bring the extinct species back to life. On ...

A new study reveals that for conservation efforts to be effective, all threats to wildlife must be considered together, not ...

If current extinction trends continue, global shark populations will lose much of their variety, thereby threatening ecosystems where specialized species serve vital roles, researchers have found. In ...