The coastal marten is about the size of a ferret and lives in heavily wooded forests.

Across the globe, a small number of animal species are now so rare that only a few individuals remain in the wild. Habitat ...

The fossils offer a rare glimpse into a cataclysmic event that brought a sudden end to the greatest explosion of life in our ...

Scientists from Oregon State University looked at coastal martens in the town of Klamath for three months ...

Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are ...

A total of 44 animal, fungal, and plant species were declared extinct in 2025, according to scientific assessments by experts ...

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 ...

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 ...

East-west coastlines trap marine species during warming, blocking escape routes and increasing extinction risk over millions ...

If granted protections, the species would be the first to be protected under the current Trump administration.