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

The millions of species humans share the world with are valuable in their own right. When one species is lost, it has a ...

By Shreya Dasgupta Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent ...

The Christmas Island shrew, a species of cone snail (Conus lugubris), the slender-billed curlew, and three Australian mammals ...

Findings from the largest-ever survey of endangered flat-headed cats may help change the species’ official conservation ...

A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

The tragic news of the loss of the world's last remaining northern white rhino begs the question: Can it be brought back?

The world’s oceans are home to an exquisite variety of sharks and rays, from the largest fishes in the sea—the majestic whale shark and manta rays—to the luminescent but rarely seen deep-water lantern ...

A critically endangered fox, called "one of the rarest mammals in the world," was recently caught on camera by a Northern California photographer in a National Park. "Sierra Nevada red foxes are ...

In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or ...

U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered Species Act. The pangolin is “the most trafficked mammal in the world” in ...

These iconic species could be gone within decades. The mass-clearing of trees will be the doom of many forms of life on this planet. Forests are critical to the Earth's ecology. They capture and store ...