Sometimes an animal long thought to be extinct reappears decades or centuries later, shocking scientists! Join Hank Green for ...

Growing up, I vividly remember reading through nature-related magazines, fascinated by the vast numbers of creatures inhabiting our planet. I spent summers at my grandmother’s West Virginia home ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...

While conservation efforts have bolstered the populations of many species considered to be threatened in 2025, many animal and plant species continue to dwindle in number, with some even going extinct ...

Nineteen predators, a species once believed to be extinct, were released earlier this month.

(Gary Braasch / Corbis) When Polynesians arrived at the uninhabited Hawaiian Islands thousands of years ago, they found an array of colorful tree snails, each less than an inch in length, across the ...

Explore North Carolina’s most endangered animals, from red wolves to sea turtles, and learn how people are fighting to bring ...