Some companies claim they can ‘resurrect’ species. Does that make people more comfortable with extinction?

Less than a year ago, United States company Colossal Biosciences announced it had “resurrected” the dire wolf, a ...

Two essential coral species are now functionally extinct—but should we give up hope?

After a devastating marine heat wave hit the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas in 2023, the populations of two essential ...

Elusive carnivore, once thought to be extinct, captured on camera

The coastal marten is about the size of a ferret and lives in heavily wooded forests.
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Meet 4 ‘Extinct’ Animals That Were Miraculously Rediscovered (Hint: One Was An Ancient Fish Found In A Fishing Net In 1938)

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 ...

Can New Species Discoveries Outpace Extinction?

While the average person may believe we’re losing species faster than we can discover new ones, that may not be the case. A ...

Ancient species that survived mass extinction event found in China

The fossils offer a rare glimpse into a cataclysmic event that brought a sudden end to the greatest explosion of life in our ...
Courthouse News Service

Conservationists secure federal deadline on protections for vanishing shark species

If added to the Endangered Species List, the shark would be the first granted protections under the current Trump ...
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A third of Israel’s butterfly species threatened, with three already extinct

'Preserving butterflies is not just about preserving beauty and color, but about the stability and health of ecosystems on which we all depend,' says ecologist Dotan Rotem The post A third of Israel’s ...