In an astonishing discovery, scientists there found two marsupial species that were believed to be extinct for over 6,000 ...

Two marsupial species thought long extinct, until now known only from fossils, were found alive in New Guinea through a collaboration of scientists, indigenous communities and citizen scientists. The ...

A rodent found in Laos has been determined to belong to a group thought to have gone extinct in the fossil records about 11 ...

Five “missing” bird species — not seen, heard or documented in the wild for a decade or more — were “found” in 2025, ...

Colossal Biosciences made a record-breaking 20 edits across 14 genes in gray wolf cells by adding extinct dire wolf DNA. This was the first time ancient DNA has been used to bioengineer an extinct ...

Palaeontologists have used an Ice Age fossil found 120 years ago in an underground cave to reveal extinct giant echidnas roamed south-eastern ...

Researchers identified a new freshwater fish species in South Africa after years of genetic testing and analysis. Zoosystematics and Evolution Zoosystematics and Evolution A team of scientists went ...

New frog species found on a single Ecuador mountain face immediate extinction risk, revealing both hidden biodiversity and growing threats.

Conserving the dwindling jaguar population in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest won’t be possible without protecting its prey. That’s ...