This is the only surviving head of a dodo. It has been extinct for over 344 years — and this is all that remains. The Oxford ...

Scientists across the globe are working to bring extinct species back to life. But do the facts measure up, or is this still ...

Standing up to 3 metres tall and weighing hundreds of kilograms, Madagascar’s elephant bird was among the largest birds to ...

Independent scientists say the technology, while impressive, lacks some components to be truly considered an artificial egg.

My inbox started filling up with the supposedly groundbreaking news early Tuesday, breathless news articles about a biological breakthrough that will allow a long-extinct giant bird to walk the Earth ...

Brandon Ballengée’s ‘Frameworks of Absence’ (2006–ongoing) in the Ronald Feldman Fine Arts booth at the 2015 Armory Show (photo by Jillian Steinhauer/Hyperallergic) (click to enlarge) The animals have ...

Throughout history, some extinct animals have emerged as formidable hunters that roamed the Earth with unmatched ferocity, while others have taken their place as gentle giants, embodying grace and ...

Two Guam kingfisher chicks that hatched at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh are part of a program to help restore the bird in the wild.

CINCINNATI — Heather Farrington sorts butterfly skins, placing them in envelopes and then into multiple boxes. A co-worker teases her. “Weren’t you doing that last week, too?” Farrington laughs.

From brightly colored birds to the much-loved sugar glider, Australia's native animals are a sight to behold. The island continent is home to nearly 600,000 plants, animals and insects, many of which ...