Protecting animals against environmental changes, poachers, and other dangers is vital yet challenging work. And in recent ...

The museum hopes that after learning about the planet’s prehistoric past, people will do more to preserve Earth’s future.

A 40-foot-long sea snake sounds like a gimmick to sell Hollywood movies, but what would you do if I told you it once existed?

The northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) is an extravagant waterbird adapted to forage in dry, open habitats, and is ...

The museum is a 44,000-square-foot facility overlooking a 4-acre fossil-filled former sand quarry in Mantua, Gloucester ...

An occasional series where Mongabay’s founder and ceo Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries.

In the last ten years, at least 15 species have officially checked out, never to be seen again. It's ironic to think how ...

Some creatures have remained unchanged for millions of years, surviving drastic climate shifts and evolution. Meet 10 living ...

It’s fun to imagine secret dinosaur survivors living today, hidden in a remote corner of Earth. But the truth of who made it ...

Researchers classify the coelacanth under the group Sarcopterygii, which include the earliest ancestors of amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.

In a world where new species are constantly being discovered, some creatures remain hidden in the depths of the ocean, ...

Some scientists claim that octopuses could be the next big species after humans go extinct and that there is much to learn ...