Over 500 bird species could vanish in 100 years. Protecting habitats isn't enough. Targeted recovery efforts are crucial.

A recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution has issued an urgent warning. New findings point to rapid extinction ...

Isolation allows creatures to thrive as their relatives perish due to the threats present on much larger landmasses ...

Researchers found that night lizards survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid strike at the end of the Cretaceous, despite living near the impact site in Mexico.

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Since 1500, about 150 bird species have gone extinct, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. A ...

Researchers say urgent conservation efforts will be needed to mitigate the ‘shocking statistic’ that threatens to unravel ...

Typically, females appear less colorful than males; this adaptation helps protect females from predators. Such an adaptation ...

Billions of the birds (Ectopistes migratorius) once filled the skies of eastern north america. Martha, the last one (above), died at the cincinnati Zoo in 1914. Geneticists now think they could ...