Around 110 million years ago, an apparent dinosaur ate two pterosaurs and four fish and, for whatever reason, threw them back up. A rare mix of geological conditions preserved this dinosaur vomit for ...

The slaty-masked tinamou, found in Brazil, is utterly unafraid of people. That could be its undoing, ornithologists worry.

Researchers in Malaysia have discovered a new endemic fairy lantern plant species with fewer than 20 individuals known to ...

The vaquita, found in the northern Gulf of California, is the most endangered marine mammal species in the world. Illegal fishing is to blame.

November, a rare salamander called an axolotl was rescued after being found swimming in Walnut Creek. On Nov. 15, local pet ...

Scientists find the DNA of a 300,000-year-old horse in Schöningen, driven to extinction by hunting, next to a wooden spear ...

You are probably familiar with kangaroos. Wallabies, too, and most likely quokkas as well. Less famous are their small, endangered cousins, the bettongs. These little marsupials love to dig and have a ...

Lepanthes nasariana, A newly discovered Andean orchid, is already losing its cloud-forest habitat as warming pushes it toward ...

The "first of its kind in the UK" report identified the country's rarest species, including the high brown fritillary ...

Conservationists are hoping to strengthen regulations at a wildlife trade conference on birds, reptiles and other animals ...

AUSTIN – Crews have finished their survey of two caves uncovered near the exit to Cesar Chavez and 5th Street, and found no endangered species living inside. In late October, work was stopped on part ...

The proposed changes include the elimination of the "blanket rule" that automatically protects animals and plants when they ...