The Miami Herald has reported some good evolutionary news about Cape Verde. A once-declared-extinct insect has been found throughout the mountains on one of its islands. The archipelago nation sits ...

In 2025, the IUCN Red List officially declared several animal and plant species extinct, highlighting global biodiversity ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Smithsonian Institution; Kevin Hatala, Chatham University, and ...

While it is always a shame to see more animals go extinct, the report did include some good news. The IUCN noted that the ...

An “alien plant” fossil discovered 55 years ago just outside of an abandoned town in Utah has no relation to any currently existing or extinct species, scientists revealed in a study last month.

Flightless birds have had a rough go of it over the past few centuries, with many going extinct — the most iconic being the dodo bird. But not all have perished. Here are four flightless birds that ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By CHRISTINA LARSON, Associated Press Science Writer Three genetically engineered wolves that may resemble extinct dire wolves are trotting, sleeping and ...

There are 64 species of extant gliding mammals that are currently recognized, which are divided into six different families. These comprise eight species of gliding marsupials that live within ...