There are over 150,000 species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List. Of those species, over 42,000 are threatened with extinction. On that list are 17,903 marine species that ...

Psychedelic spiders, wild tulips and funky fish: species to watch in 2026 - Conservationists highlight ‘truly extraordinary’ ...

Researchers found remains of a thriving marine community that existed at the beginning of the Dinosaur Age in the Arctic ...

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

A trio of researchers with the Alexander Center for Applied Population Biology, Lincoln Park Zoo, has discovered some of the traits that many species of plants and animals facing extinction have in ...

Birds are a barometer of the health of water sources, habitats, and air quality. A notable example is the use of canaries in ...

Prominent research studies have suggested that our planet is currently experiencing another mass extinction, based on extrapolating extinctions from the past 500 years into the future and the idea ...

ANDERSON — There is no activity that coincides with summer quite like catching lightning bugs, also known as fireflies. Experts have been noticing fewer lightning bugs in the area, leading some to ...

A new University of Michigan study has found that higher levels of biodiversity—the enormous variety of life on Earth and the species, traits and evolutionary history they represent—appear to reduce ...

Critics of proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act say the move could affect efforts to save species facing extinction Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Dire wolves, the canine companions from Game of Thrones and an extinct species of the real world, are back, but how did they make their return? A new documentary plans to reveal the scientific ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today for failing to release public records about its proposal to rescind the long-standing definition of “harm” in the ...