It was the ninth “most wanted” lost species — a list that comprises over 2,000 species across 160 countries. Near-extinct ...

A rare shark species thought to be wiped out due to overfishing has been spotted for the first time after over five decades in Papua New Guinea, shedding more light on the region’s rich biodiversity.

Researchers at the University of Memphis used a free app to rediscover a species of beetle that was thought to be extinct.

Citizen science platforms, including iNaturalist, are leading to major new discoveries and are becoming crucial to the work ...

Scientists have managed to find a rare insect after it supposedly went extinct more than two decades ago. The Behningia baei, a species of mayfly that hasn't been seen since 2002, were rediscovered in ...

An elusive wild cat long feared extinct in Thailand has been rediscovered three decades after the last recorded sighting, conservation authorities and an NGO said Friday. Flat-headed cats are among ...

With no sightings for half a century and a landscape heavily impacted by cattle grazing, botanists feared the worst. The plant had only been spotted once before, in 1925, in Australia. After that ...

A specimen was collected from the site, which confirmed the identification, proving that the species had been living quietly ...