For the last 10,000 years, thousands of species have perished from the Holocene extinction event, which is still ongoing.

Virginia opossums are the only marsupial species in North America.

Rediscovery of world's smallest snake, Barbados threadsnake, sparks hope for wildlife protection on Caribbean island.

Scientists in recent years have made progress in finding ancient DNA in fossils, gaining insight into organisms that lived ...

Extinction is an overwhelming concept, difficult to grasp in its enormity and finality. Thousands of species are barreling ...

A global study finds over 3,500 animal species already threatened by climate change, with invertebrates and marine life most ...

Oceanic islands are biologically unique and irreplaceable because they have never been connected to continental mainlands and ...

"We will continue efforts to preserve the natural environment." Species declared extinct nearly 50 years ago makes stunning ...