Scientists have unearthed in southern China fossils of a multitude of marine creatures dating to more than a half billion years ago, showing a deep-water ecosystem thriving in the aftermath of the ...

For the last 10,000 years, thousands of species have perished from the Holocene extinction event, which is still ongoing. Unfortunately, due to human activity, around 150-200 species become extinct ...

With reports of 200 or more species going extinct each day, it can seem like an uphill battle to keep vulnerable populations ...

For more than 50 years, scientists have been freezing living cells from endangered species. Here’s how the Frozen Zoo® is ...

Hundreds of thousands of marine animals are killed every year after becoming accidentally caught in commercial fishing nets. Sharks, skates and rays are at particular risk, alongside turtles, seals, ...

WASHINGTON— In a legal victory for the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to reevaluate Endangered Species Act protections for brook floaters. These ...

Since it was passed by Congress and signed by President Nixon near the end of 1973 the Endangered Species Act served as the most powerful defense against natural resource exploitation that harmed ...