Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the ...

The monstrous terror bird once roamed the earth, but it didn't manage to survive into the modern day. If it did, though, the world might look quite different.

In 1827, naturalist John Audubon announced a massive discovery: the largest North American eagle. But did the Washington sea ...

Illinois’ nearly extinct prairie chicken and Chicago’s famous piping plovers, Monty and Rose, are among the highlights of the ‘Winging It’ show.

By the late 19th century, the goshawk was indisputably extinct, but their recent restoration to the British isles makes it ...

Nearly half of all freshwater American crayfish are at risk of extinction. As a keystone species in South Carolina, what ...

Piping plovers are also probably the best known of the federally endangered or threatened animal and plant species in ...

This affordable walking route up an extinct volcano with 'beautiful views' has been named the best in Scotland.

Few, however, rival the beauty of the red-breasted passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius), a bird that once took to the skies of North America in the billions before humans drove it extinct in ...

A pair of 14,000-year-old "puppies" found melting out of the permafrost in Siberia have undergone genetic testing, proving ...

Last year, there were 450 black bear sightings in the region, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources ...

Shark teeth, bones and shells reveal that Templeton was once a seaside paradise with palm trees, warm water and colorful fish ...