Students and naturalists have been sneaking onto private land to extricate threatened native plants: “This is a war between ...

When an animal moves from the endangered species list to being officially extinct, it's undeniably a sad day. The creature has gone the way of the dinosaur and the dodo, but on occasion ...

A team of scientists, including two researchers from SF's California Academy of Sciences, just rediscovered a coral species that hadn't been seen in 24 years.

A Sierra Nevada red fox, a critically endangered species thought to be nearly extinct, was caught on camera by a wildlife photographer in Lassen Volcanic National Park.

Megalodons—the iconic extinct sharks that dominated the ocean millions of years ago—have been portrayed in Hollywood blockbusters and sci-fi novels as oversize great white sharks. But new ...

Are fireflies going extinct? What to know about ‘lightning bugs' in Illinois Fireflies, also known as lightning bugs, are facing declining numbers across the globe, according to recent reports.

While some firefly populations are dwindling, you can still spot lightening bugs in the Iowa skies during the right times of year.

And Zygomaturus trilobus, a wombat the size of a hippo. They’re all extinct now, and researchers are trying to figure out why. Host Flora Lichtman talks with researcher Carli Peters about ZooMS, a ...

A US-based biotech company has successfully sequenced the genetic codes of preserved plants, some of which date back more than 150 years. Six of them have been made into perfumes.

Genetics might save the rare, elusive saola — if it’s not already extinct Environmental DNA could help scientists search for the large deerlike mammals in Southeast Asia ...

Eric Trump told attendees at a cryptocurrency conference that he wants some big banks to “go extinct,” echoing complaints from other members of the Trump family about the traditional financial ...

Let's talk about some fascinating extinct animals and their last recorded sightings. The Barbary lion, also known as the North African lion, roamed the Maghreb but was hunted to near extinction ...