In paleontology, lineages that drop out of the fossil record and then re-emerge after long periods are termed ‘Lazarus taxa.’ ...

California legislators presented a new bill aimed at creating a "roadmap" to reintroduce the grizzly bear to the state's ...

Until now, scientists have only known about the animals from fossils. But they suspected the creatures might still be alive, ...

The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, until now known only through fossils, have been rediscovered.

The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, two marsupials believed to have died out thousands of years ago, are still alive in Papuan Indonesia.

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Our planet’s skies were once home to an astonishing variety of birds that no human living today will ever witness in flight. From massive flightless giants to agile aerial hunters, extinct bird ...

The red panda (Ailurus fulgens) is one of nature’s most enchanting creatures, with its fox-like face, rust-colored fur, and raccoon-like ringed tail. Native to the eastern Himalayan forests spanning ...

A Central Valley man was sentenced to six months in federal prison for conspiring to smuggle the body of an endangered wild sheep into San Francisco International Airport from Pakistan. Jason Keith ...

The historic sighting of a gray wolf in LA County is a first in 100 years. Will there be more wolves coming closer to Los Angeles?

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The oldest skate hatchlings are approaching two years old. Image / IMAS (File) A purpose-built conservation facility in Tasmania will house more than 100 critically endangered Maugean skate hatchlings ...