By Shreya Dasgupta Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent ...

For every bird that becomes a pampered internet star, countless others are snatched from the wild to feed the illegal global ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...

Few people know that the Zebra had a close relative, native to South Africa, that went extinct in the late 1800s. Here’s its story. Countless species have come and gone in the short history of life on ...

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...

In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or ...

Four African penguins, who are a critically endangered species, hatched at Mystic Aquarium earlier this month. The penguin chicks hatched in early January and they're the offspring of two first-time ...

Two baby African penguins were born at Adventure Aquarium in Camden; a critical milestone since the species has been ...

Four critically endangered African penguin chicks hatched at Mystic Aquarium in early January, the aquarium announced Wednesday. The chicks hatched on Jan. 6, 7, 9, and 10, and are the offspring of ...

Two African penguin chicks have been born at Adventure Aquarium in Camden. Their birth comes as the species faces increased ...