The coastal marten is about the size of a ferret and lives in heavily wooded forests.

The fossils offer a rare glimpse into a cataclysmic event that brought a sudden end to the greatest explosion of life in our planet's history.

Scientists from Oregon State University looked at coastal martens in the town of Klamath for three months ...

While the average person may believe we’re losing species faster than we can discover new ones, that may not be the case. A ...

Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are ...

The strategy, known as synthetic biology, is gaining momentum globally as a conservation tool and human health solution, ...

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in southern China fossils of a multitude of marine creatures dating to more than ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford has shown that the shape and orientation of coastlines ...

East-west coastlines trap marine species during warming, blocking escape routes and increasing extinction risk over millions ...

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...