An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. On a remote ...

Between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago, many of the world's largest mammals disappeared. Picture creatures like saber-toothed ...

A newly discovered prehistoric mammal may hold clues to how life survived the dinosaur-killing extinction. The tiny species, ...

Not all dinosaurs were massive, meat-eating monsters; some were no bigger than labradors, covered in downy feathers, and ...

Last week, The Guardian dropped the news that this common, bright blue and black garden-dweller could be extinct within the next 30–40 years thanks to climate damage. It is quite frankly terrifying ...

Rice’s whales are among the most endangered whales on Earth. This photo, obtained from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by NPR through an open records act request, shows a Rice’s whale ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. We’re losing species at an alarming rate. Could freezing the genetic material of the world’s most endangered animals help save them? Biotech ...

Sometimes, nature delivers a surprise that feels almost miraculous. Scientists have confirmed that two small marsupial species — the pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider — are still ...

Sheena Mitti and her father, Ronald, were visiting Boston from Uganda when they stumbled upon a statue of an elephant, rabbit and dog sitting on a bench at Faneuil Hall Marketplace. Sheena was ...

The species is distinguished by its dense fur and fluffy tail Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources/Facebook A biologist in Wisconsin spotted a rare, endangered animal leaping in the branches of a ...

Scientists have confirmed that two marsupial species — the pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider — are alive in New Guinea after being known only from fossil evidence for more than ...

March 7, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...