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 piping plover shorebird is a rare sight in Indiana, but here's why they wear so many colorful bands.

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

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

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.

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 ...

Species in Peril identifies thousands of at-risk species in Wales based on geographical restriction.

Unfortunately, one million endangered species could become extinct. On World Wildlife Day, learn who is at risk and how to ...

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 ...