Yet some extinct species continue to hold our fascination. New methods in genetics and reproductive biology hold the promise that de-extinction—resurrecting extinct species—could soon be possible.
It’s probably a matter of when and how, not if, we humans will meet our doom The species Homo sapiens evolved some 300,000 ...
Some species of insect no longer being seen in areas that are becoming drier and hotter Drought is threatening some British moth species with local extinction, a study has found, as the insects ...
Exclusive: Report says 435,000 hectares have been degraded through logging since 2000, affecting 244 threatened species More than half of the forests and woodland in New South Wales that existed ...
But one expert told Live Science that it is a long shot. The mummified creature, which belongs to an unknown species of extinct bison, was discovered at the Khaastaakh locality in the Verkhoyansk ...
In Bulgaria, the species has been considered locally extinct since 1985. Thanks to the re-introduction initiative that was started in 2015 by three Bulgarian non-governmental organizations ...
T. americana, the only known North American fairy lantern species, was discovered over 100 years ago in a prairie near Chicago. Observed for just a few years and now considered extinct ...
Researchers have discovered a new and rare "giant" trapdoor spider species in Australia, the Queensland Museum Network announced. Scientists found the large arachnids in the Brigalow Belt in ...
SALT LAKE CITY — In case the words "700 inches of snow" doesn't register, a new sign in downtown Salt Lake City lays out exactly how big of a season its been for Utah. On Monday, Brighton Resort ...
The U.S. State Department is facing "unprecedented demand" for passports as Americans gear up for renewed travel after the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said ...
A new species of orchid with delicate, glass-like blooms has been discovered by Japanese scientists, who found the pink and white plant hiding in plain sight. Despite its presence in Japan's parks ...