In the past couple of decades, several species have been driven to extinction thanks, in large part, to human interference. Sometimes that interference is direct, poaching for big game trophies or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An artistic reconstruction of Swaindelphys, an extinct group of marsupial-like animals that once roamed North America. “Not only ...

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 ...

Standing up to 3 metres tall and weighing hundreds of kilograms, Madagascar’s elephant bird was among the largest birds to ...

Fossil remains of a large, now-extinct bird species have been discovered in Australia's Boodjamulla National Park. The ground-dwelling species—Menura tyawanoides—is an ancient ancestor of Australia's ...

What happened to all the megafauna? From moas to mammoths, many large animals went extinct between 50 and 10,000 years ago. Learning why could provide crucial evidence about prehistoric ecosystems and ...

The late 1900s were a time of rapid change for our planet, and unfortunately, some of its most unique inhabitants did not survive. Between the 1980s and 1990s, several animal species disappeared ...

Back in 1999, the BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs series spawned a new format: wildlife “documentaries” featuring long-extinct animals. I’m a big fan of this genre, and Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, made ...

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The fossil was discovered in Boodjamulla National Park, officials said. Brian McMahon`via Unsplash Fossil remains of a large, now-extinct bird species have been discovered in Australia’s Boodjamulla ...