Two marsupial species thought long extinct, until now known only from fossils, were found alive in New Guinea through a ...
In paleontology, lineages that drop out of the fossil record and then re-emerge after long periods are termed ‘Lazarus taxa.’ ...
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, two marsupials believed to have died out thousands of years ago, ...
The discovery of two lost species is 'exceptional' and rare, scientists say ...
A research team traveled to South Africa’s Umzimkhulu River in 2017 with a specific mission: find surviving pockets of the Maluti redfin minnow, a species declared extinct after introduced trout ...
While conservation efforts have bolstered the populations of many species considered to be threatened in 2025, many animal and plant species continue to dwindle in number, with some even going extinct ...
The planet has seen a number of devastating fires in recent years. From California to Canada, Thailand, and Algeria, no part ...