GSA researchers found in a study that rare and endangered bird species in Hawaii are at risk of losing their ranges due to the increase of air temperatures and mosquito-borne diseases.
It might be all in the name of science, but that doesn't mean that there isn't controversy. A scientist discovered a rare bird that hadn't been seen in over a century, and then killed it for a museum collection.
A staggering 31 percent of the world's cactus species are threatened with extinction.
It's a bit like the Jurassic Park version of gourds. Students have managed to revive an extinct form of squash that's been gone for hundreds of years.
Scientists have taken a closer look at the cetaceans and have found how blue whales maintain their enormous body size through foraging strategies that optimize the energy they gain from the krill they eat.
It turns out that a certain snail may not be going extinct quite yet. Scientists have found that the endangered Chittenango ovate amber snail can be successfully bred in the lab.
Scientists are taking a closer look at Przewalski's horses to better understand their history.
There may be a new animal joining the endangered species list: the American eel.
As climate change strikes the Northeast, many species, including the polar bear, are cross-breeding, resulting in hybrids in the wild.
A staggering 60,000 rare antelopes have died within the space of just four days in Kazakhstan.
A rare nautilus may not be extinct after all. Scientists have spotted one of the world's rarest animals, a nautilus, in Papua New Guinea.
For the first time in years, northern California has its very own wolf pack. Researchers have spotted seven wolves in southern Siskiyou County this month, which shows that the wolf population may be rebounding.
