Massi rushes down the slope, leaps across a slow-running stream and disappears inside a thick bush. Rosie, his young offspring, follows. Massi pauses, narrows down on a spot, and starts digging. Luke ...

With only fragments of evidence and massive unexplored habitat, the saola may still exist despite a decade of silence.

Deep in the Ecuadorian Andes, the Yanacocha Reserve is the last refuge for a tiny hummingbird teetering on the edge of extinction.

New research could help conserve the world’s rarest marsupial. New findings from (ECU) could strengthen efforts to safeguard one of the planet’s rarest marsupials. The Gilbert’s potoroo, a critically ...

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea ...

Nature expresses itself most vividly through colour, and lizards are among one of its most striking artists. From electric ...

Geckos are known as solitary creatures, but according to some scientists, these little guys look out for one another. As you ...

The twins were born to a 22-year-old female named Mafuko, who lost her own mother to armed individuals. The extremely endangered species currently numbers at just over 1,000.

California Academy of Sciences researchers and collaborators described 72 new-to-science species in 2025, including a bird, fish, plants, sea slugs, and insects found across six continents, from ocean ...

An environmental advocacy group is petitioning for federal protections of a rare New Mexico flower that grows in an oil-rich region. The nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition with ...

Wildlife advocates are fearful the Trump administration's plans to roll back protections in the Endangered Species Act will hinder efforts to save iconic state animals such as the Florida panther and ...

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 ...