Scientists have long treated mass extinctions as events locked deep in the fossil record. That framing now feels less distant ...

What are some of the species we’re seeing in the illegal wildlife trade today? And what are we doing to combat it?

Luckily, some animals like the Campbell's keeled glass-snail are resilient and can bounce back, just as was the case with the ...

According to a new study published in the Journal of Mammalogy, the number of living mammal species has increased by 25% ...

Ancient DNA has been pulled from a permafrost-preserved woolly mammoth found in Siberia, and scientists are thrilled. They ...

Bones thought to be world's youngest mammoths for 70 years turn out to be whales. DNA reveals shocking truth about Alaska ...

A heartwarming rediscovery has been made on the world’s largest tropical island. Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna ...

In virtually every piece of land on Earth—from near the summit of Mount Everest to Antarctica to caves nearly 2,000 meters ...

The Bay Area wildlife community still has much to celebrate this season — the popular burrowing owl is finally making a ...

Scientists are discovering species more quickly than ever before. CBC Kids News contributor Manny Brennan shares some of the ...