True extinction is final, a point of no return where a species disappears forever. And sadly, species go extinct all the time ...

A tree that was declared extinct nearly two centuries ago has resurfaced in Brazil, which scientists have deemed an "incredible find." The Pernambuco holly (Ilex sapiiforumis) was found by scientists ...

On one of the final days of 1938, a fishing trawler off the coast of South Africa reeled in a massive creature unlike anything the crew had seen before. It was nearly five feet in length, and its fins ...

Hidden in Bolivia’s seasonal wetlands, a small fish that scientists had written off as extinct for more than two decades has surfaced alive, vivid, and unexpectedly resilient. Its return from presumed ...

The night parrot is a beautiful green and yellow bird native to Australia. These birds are nocturnal, nesting on the ground and favoring desert environments. The night parrot is extremely lightweight ...

For thousands of years, scientists knew of two tiny marsupials in New Guinea only through fossils and local legend. Researchers had long considered these species extinct. However, a team recently ...

Sometimes, nature delivers a surprise that feels almost miraculous. Scientists have confirmed that two small marsupial species — the pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider — are still ...

A century-old, endangered Walbridge apple tree dwarfs Allison Robenstein, left, volunteer coordinator, and Hunter Hall, the marketing and events coordinator, as they walk through the apple orchard at ...

In 2012, Sri Lanka’s National Red List pronounced the towering Doona ovalifolia tree “extinct in the wild.” Known locally as pini-beraliya, the species lingered only as a single cultivated specimen in ...