One of the most enigmatic extinct human species, is Homo floresiensis, the Hobbit species. Apparently, there are some people who are of the belief that Homo floresiensis never went extinct. Is it ...

Finding a supposedly extinct species may seem like a happy ending, but the organisms and the scientists who rediscover them often face a long road filled with obstacles. When the joy of such ...

This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. A naked mole rat. That was photographer Joel Sartore’s first model in 2006 when he began making studio portraits of ...

Reintroduction of captive-bred animals has had mixed success. This California butterfly lost habitat to grazing and drought and is considered to be extinct. The last live one was seen in the wild ...

Within a decade or less, the world may see approximations of creatures only ... Advocates say resurrecting extinct animals is attracting new investors with deep pockets to conservation.

Extinction occurs when there are no remaining individuals of a species alive ... are well adapted. The animals that have not adapted to their environment may become extinct.