Deep inside the world’s longest cave system, scientists have uncovered two terrifying extinct predators that once prowled a tropical sea where Kentucky now sits. Entombed for roughly 325 million years ...

Far too many animals from Earth’s second-most remote continent have gone extinct in the past 10,000 years. Here’s one such example. In the year 1930, a striking photograph was taken. To this day, it ...

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 ...

Six animal species, including the slender-billed curlew and Christmas Island shrew, were confirmed extinct in 2025. Habitat loss, invasive species, climate change, and hunting are the primary drivers ...

With reports of 200 or more species going extinct each day, it can seem like an uphill battle to keep vulnerable populations ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. When we think about the scope of our world’s diversity, ...