Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A wolf from the Beyem Seyo pack is released by wildlife scientists after being captured and fitted with a tracking collar in ...

Forget polar bears. Thegiant short-faced bear (Arctodus simus) was the true heavyweight of North America’s ancient wilderness. Standing an astonishing 3.3 meters tall on its hind legs, this extinct ...

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Kākāpōs are the heaviest parrot on earth. They are also nocturnal, flightless, and feature forward-facing eyes like owls. They evolved to live on the ground, evading airbound predators like eagles.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There’s an important concept in evolutionary biology called ...

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 ...

Learn how Triassic marine amphibian fossils from the Kimberley region in Australia reveal rapid global dispersal after the ...

A fossilized rib from a ferocious, extinct whale was discovered in a creek bank in Yazoo County, Mississippi. The rib belonged to a zygorhiza, a toothed whale that lived 34 to 38 million years ago and ...