The Bramble Cay melomys, also known as the Bramble Cay mosaic-tailed rat, is a recently extinct rodent species ... It is possibly the largest animal to have ever existed on Earth. The exact individual ...

These include animals ... and are now presumed extinct. In order to move forward in conservation efforts, it's important to take a look back on some of the most recently declared animal ...

There’s nowhere else for these animals to go.” The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group.

This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. A naked mole rat. That was photographer Joel Sartore’s first model in 2006 when he began making studio portraits of ...

curid=8606812 Over the past 50 years, several species have tragically gone extinct, reflecting broader trends in biodiversity loss due to human activities such as habitat destruction, pollution, and ...

"We had a marsupial lion. We had all sorts of crazy things." Then, about 40,000 to 65,000 years ago, most of these large animal species went extinct, including all of the short-faced kangaroos and ...

We had all sorts of crazy things." Then, about 40,000 to 65,000 years ago, most of these large animal species went extinct, including all of the short-faced kangaroos and some of the long-faced ...

While scientists were able to save and move some creatures in the aftermath, researchers are worried about the prospects for ...