“The extinction of the slender-billed curlew is a tragic and sobering moment for migratory bird conservation," said Amy ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...

Earth has witnessed a parade of unique creatures over millions of years, from predators to ancient giants. These creatures, once rulers of land, sea, and sky. They left behind fossils which can be ...

Scientists from the Canadian Museum of Nature have announced the discovery and description of an extinct rhinoceros from the ...

Malacologists Ken Hayes and Norine Yeung spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about native snails and conservation.

Florida’s primary reef-building corals have been declared ‘functionally extinct’ — prompting a shift in conservation ...

The Christmas Island shrew, a tiny mammal once found only on the Australian island of the same name, has been declared ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, Australia was still home to enigmatic megafauna—large land animals such as giant marsupial ...

In Florida, two key coral species responsible for building coral reefs have been killed off because of extreme ocean heat, a ...