A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

The Christmas Island shrew, a species of cone snail (Conus lugubris), the slender-billed curlew, and three Australian mammals ...

The fisher, a mink-like mammal, has begun reappearing in Ohio as a natural byproduct of forest conservation practices.

Content warning: This article reports on violence against endangered animals. Critically endangered animals are being advertised for sale as bushmeat on TikTok, a new study finds. The work, published ...

From giant sea monsters to recently vanished species, these incredible creatures once roamed our planet! Join us as we count down our picks for the most fascinating extinct animals. Our list includes ...

Every five years, a small group of biologists and environmentalists assemble in a large corner office in Springfield with long glass windows. Inside that room, they weigh in on the fate of every ...

The sense of smell is vital for animals, as it helps them find food, protect themselves from predators and interact socially. An international research team led by Dr. Quentin Martinez and Dr. Eli ...

An amateur photographer in southern Spain captured something almost no one expected to see. Ángel Hidalgo managed to photograph a white Iberian lynx near Jaén after spending months checking his trail ...

For more than 50 years, the Endangered Species Act has saved thousands of animals and plants from threats like poaching, habitat loss, and pollution. It brought bald eagles back from the brink of ...

Back in 1999, the BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs series spawned a new format: wildlife “documentaries” featuring long-extinct animals. I’m a big fan of this genre, and Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, made ...

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 ...