Unfortunately, as the world changes, some animals just can’t evolve quickly enough to make it, and they go extinct. This has ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

The "de-extinction" company Colossal Biosciences promises to fulfill that dream, at least for extinct animals like woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius), dodos (Raphus cucullatus), and Tasmanian ...

Should we bring back extinct animals? Wrong question. Why are we bringing back extinct animals when we have animals, plants, and fungi that are going extinct now, daily? By 2050, up to half of all ...

Researchers are moving DNA information from past species to living ones. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox ...

When a species comes off the Endangered Species Act list, is that the end of the story? No. While a win is a win, it’s never the end; responsibility for these species often shifts to states, Tribes, ...

From our majestic panthers to our delicate corals, beloved species are at risk as the Trump administration moves to ...