The International Union for Conservation of Nature, a top conservation group, is weighing a moratorium on unleashing genetically modified plants or animals into the wild.

Music icons Stan Bush and Lenny Macaluso created a reimagined 'Happy Birthday' anthem for Romulus and Remus, the dire wolves ...

It's official: the only Australian shrew is no more. The latest edition of the International Union for the Conservation of ...

While resurrected animal species grab headlines, Colossal’s behind-the-scenes R&D may be poised to make an impact for humans ...

As the federal government shutdown drags on into a second week, a critical animal recovery program based in Colorado has ...

More than a quarter of all animals, plants and fungi assessed are at risk of extinction, according to the latest IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, ...

The California Fish and Game Commission has voted to list the Pacific pocket mouse as a candidate under the California ...

On islands, many plants rely on animals such as birds, bats and reptiles to disperse their seeds and help them grow in new places. When native animals go extinct, this naturally reduces seed dispersal ...

This global analysis shows that the biodiversity impact of producing 1 kg of food can vary by up to 1,000-fold, with ruminant ...