The specimen might be our greatest opportunity to unlock the mysteries surrounding how the bird behaved, how it lived, how it ...

“The extinction of the slender-billed curlew is a tragic and sobering moment for migratory bird conservation," said Amy ...

You might think that bringing an animal back from extinction is a pipe dream, but one company is getting closer to bringing ...

One scenario is that the spider stands in one place (say, on a limb) and begins releasing a strand of the web material from ...

The slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) has been officially declared extinct by the International Union for ...

While many plants and animals are lost to us forever, this little bird has just been very good at hiding. The night parrot ...

The Guam kingfisher, or Sihek in CHamoru, is an iconic species of Guam, but can no longer be found there. Pictured here are Hinanao and his mate, Tutuhan, who came from the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical ...

Mark Walter, the new owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, is backing one of the most ambitious science projects of the decade: bringing back an extinct bird from the dead. It's called the moa, a giant, ...

The vibrant and thought-provoking exhibit “Silent Skies: Endangered and Extinct Birds” is a new collection of artwork created by Stacie Birky Greene. The exhibit — available for free viewing in the ...

One of the unique aspects of our modern era is the ability to preserve sights and sounds. While an animal’s extinction means its physical presence is gone forever, technology allows us to experience a ...

"Many endangered species struggle to recover even with intensive conservation measures," first author Daichi Tsujimoto said. ...

The elusive night parrot, once thought extinct, is still found in pockets of Australia. A new study discovers what they need to thrive.