For years, scientists feared the vaquita porpoise would quietly vanish from the planet — another species lost before most ...

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

During the Early-Middle Devonian period, a large landmass called Gondwana—which included parts of today's Africa, South America, and Antarctica—was located near the South Pole. Unlike today's icy ...

Most closely related to dugongs, it was discovered in 1741 by biologist Georg Wilhelm Steller, after the expedition to North ...

Habitat loss, deforestation, the illegal wildlife trade and climate change are pushing these extraordinary species towards ...

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

Endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found worldwide, according to a new global survey released Thursday. “Many of the turtle populations have come back, ...

OUT ABOUT HER JOURNEY HERE TO KANSAS CITY. SHE MIGHT BE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED AND A LITTLE SHY, BUT YOU COULD STILL SEE HER RIGHT NOW AT SEA LIFE. THEY EVEN NEED YOUR HELP PICKING OUT HER NAME FOR ...

More than a dozen critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are being treated in Central Florida after a cold snap ...

Now, evidence suggests that some of these spiral-shaped species did manage to persist after all. Recent analysis of ammonite ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...

Trump plan puts profits ahead of protecting animals such as Florida manatees, sea turtles and North Atlantic right whales, conservation groups say.