This potentially all-female burial site opens up new questions regarding Homo naledi’s culture and social structure. If the ...

The Dodo Bird became the world's most famous symbol of extinction and remains instantly recognizable centuries later.

What if an animal declared extinct suddenly reappeared alive? From the legendary coelacanth, thought to have vanished 66 ...

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A tiny fox endemic to a single Mexican island vanished from scientific records over two decades ago, leaving researchers ...

Some mathematicians have predicted when humanity’s downfall might occur—though the circumstances are unspecified ...

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 ...

Independent scientists say the technology, while impressive, lacks some components to be truly considered an artificial egg.

Nearly two dozen endangered species are now classified as extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the latest conservation “wake-up call.” The agency announced that 21 species will be delisted ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Conservation biologists are celebrating a momentous occasion: ...

We can study animals from all over the world thanks to science, but what about those that no longer exist? The list of extinct mammals could go on for ages, but each animal has a unique story. With ...