For the first time, a giant alatoconchid bivalve fossil has been discovered by researchers in Central China's Hubei Province, ...

Millions of species have vanished throughout Earth’s violent history, yet these 15 ancient animals defied the odds and survived catastrophic events that wiped out nearly everything else. From deep-sea ...

Could cheetahs be the next big cat to roam wild in the United States? Conservationists are floating bold ideas as cheetahs face extinction in parts of their native range. From habitat potential to ...

This is a well-written important paper on the recovery of fauna and flora following the end-Permian extinction event in several continental sites in northern China. The convincing conclusion, a rapid ...

Wastewater disposal in the Permian Basin is boosting pressure underground, threatening to hinder oil production ...

An asteroid strike 66 million years ago caused millions of species to go extinct—including many mollusks. By studying the ...

Occidental’s Vicki Hollub says pullbacks in capital spending could mean production in the prolific basin tops out as soon as ...

"Dire wolves" created by Colossal Biosciences were pegged as "the first animals in history to be brought back from extinction ...

The end of the Ordovician, in contrast, was kicked off by the Earth’s thermostat firmly flipping to “cold” – and much like ...

The tough decision of which species to save from extinction Roughly 1 million species of wildlife face extinction worldwide, according to a recent United Nations report. Ecologist and author ...

The protection of habitat has therefore been a crucial element in preventing extinction for species protected under the Act. Currently, the Endangered Species Act prohibits “take” of endangered ...