Tag: extinction

The world’s smallest elephants are still big. Measuring around nine feet (2.7 meters) tall, Bornean elephants are the smallest subspecies ...

A recent study has revealed that a whopping 22% of butterfly species in the United States have disappeared in the ...

Romulus and Remus are genetically modified grey wolvesColossal Biosciences A company called Colossal Biosciences says it has revived an extinct ...

For a critically endangered species of penguin, a recent decision to remove fishing competition from its hunting and breeding grounds ...

No scientist had seen the Omiltemi cottontail – a rare, endangered rabbit – since 1904. For More than 120 years, ...

The world’s wealthiest nations are “exporting extinction” by destroying 15 times more biodiversity internationally than within their own borders, research ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. ...

The most extensive global assessment of freshwater animals to date has revealed that a quarter of all freshwater animal species ...

I was crouched on the ground, 50 feet from an aurochs. At least it looked like one. Eight generations of ...

Amid threats such as deforestation, habitat loss, climate change, disease, and hunting, ten species have been highlighted as particularly at ...