The coastal marten is about the size of a ferret and lives in heavily wooded forests.

The fossils offer a rare glimpse into a cataclysmic event that brought a sudden end to the greatest explosion of life in our planet's history.

Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are ...

Scientists from Oregon State University looked at coastal martens in the town of Klamath for three months ...

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...

Few people know that the Zebra had a close relative, native to South Africa, that went extinct in the late 1800s. Here’s its story. Countless species have come and gone in the short history of life on ...

Across the globe, a small number of animal species are now so rare that only a few individuals remain in the wild. Habitat ...

Protecting animals against environmental changes, poachers, and other dangers is vital yet challenging work. And in recent years, things have seemed dismal. The International Union for Conservation of ...

East-west coastlines trap marine species during warming, blocking escape routes and increasing extinction risk over millions ...