AN ULTRA-rare predator has been spotted in the UK decades after it was on the verge of extinction. Wildlife experts have been ...

When a Mississippi Delta couple went to spend time on the Mississippi River recently, they expected to find fossils from long-extinct animals. After all, they find them all the time. However, what ...

A long-term study found major declines in South Africa's raptors, with half of species seeing steep population drops.

Scientists are always making fascinating discoveries, some of which are right beneath our noses. Recently, beneath Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, scientists discovered two extinct predators ...

Kākāpōs are the heaviest parrot on earth. They are also nocturnal, flightless, and feature forward-facing eyes like owls. They evolved to live on the ground, evading airbound predators like eagles.

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 ...

European wildcats are coming home. Officials are kick-starting the reintroduction of England's lone remaining native feline species, more than a century after it disappeared from the region. GB News ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There’s an important concept in evolutionary biology called ...

Long before mammals dominated the land and even before the most famous dinosaurs appeared, Earth was home to a wide variety ...

A remarkable fossil find in Dorset, UK, has uncovered a new species of ancient marine predator related to modern crocodiles.

A couple in the United Kingdom checked a trail camera and found a video of a locally extinct predator, a “bouncy little fella.” Screengrab from @a.patch.wilder’s Instagram video As darkness settled ...