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 ...

Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are nowhere to be found. From human activity to climate change, new animals ...

A new study reveals that a major cooling event 34 million years ago caused staggered marine extinctions, not a single global ...

Scientists have finally cracked a long-standing mystery about squid and cuttlefish evolution by analyzing newly sequenced ...

The late 1900s were a time of rapid change for our planet, and unfortunately, some of its most unique inhabitants did not survive. Between the 1980s and 1990s, several animal species disappeared ...

Great news has emerged from Victoria, Australia, as a once-extinct fish, the olive perchlet, has been released back into the wild for the first time since the species' last sighting in 1929.

World Aquatic Animal Day highlights a hidden crisis, as billions of aquatic animals face growing threats from human activity.

On World Aquatic Animal Day 2026, discover why the Ganges River Dolphin remains endangered after 30 years and whether India ...

Wang Ding, the hydrobiological researcher who has led the protection of the endangered Yangtze finless porpoise, stands near some of the captive mammals at the Institute of Hydrobiology under the ...

What did ancient people first think upon finding dead seahorses washed up on shore? Were they baby dragons? Enchanted ponies? Cousins of mythological ...