The rusty patched bumblebee is the first native bee listed to be near extinction. The population of the species had a significant decline for the last 20 years.
The ancestors of modern birds survived abrupt extinction due to their ability to eat seeds.
At least 40 million years before being hit by an asteroid, the dinosaurs were already on the road to decline.
Biologist who sighted Allonautilus, a rare species of nautilus in 1984, spotted it again this July.
A study done in Britain reveals that common species today could face local extinction in several dry areas. Their immediate survival depends on improving habitats but emission cut can only dictate long-term survival.
A new study warns that only rapid intervention by reversing climate change and preventing extinction of species, can save life as we know.
Two critically endangered species of Australian marsupials the Black-tailed and the Silver-headed Antechinus, are threatened due to climate change and change of habitat.
Shortage of males may be forcing females to give birth without a mate, researchers find.
Research on hunter-gatherer ancestors shows that as the men spent time with their in-laws, the groups were advanced in gender equality.
60 percent of large herbivores are on the verge of extinction, according to a new study. Researchers considered 74 big herbivores including tapirs, zebras, European bison, Eastern gorillas and rhinos for the study and concluded that there's been a considerable decline in their population.
The completed genome sequence of the Woolly Mammoth reveals inbreeding killed off last of the beasts.
An international team of researchers is set to drill 5,000 meters below seabed as part of $ 10 million mission.
Scientists have blamed ocean acidification that killed off 90 percent of marine life at the end of Permian period.
Before last year's sighting, the animal was sighted in 1990s.
Report says that 10 percent of wild bee species in Europe face the threat of extinction.
