On one of the final days of 1938, a fishing trawler off the coast of South Africa reeled in a massive creature unlike anything the crew had seen before. It was nearly five feet in length, and its fins ...

A tree that was declared extinct nearly two centuries ago has resurfaced in Brazil, which scientists have deemed an "incredible find." The Pernambuco holly (Ilex sapiiforumis) was found by scientists ...

Hidden in Bolivia’s seasonal wetlands, a small fish that scientists had written off as extinct for more than two decades has surfaced alive, vivid, and unexpectedly resilient. Its return from presumed ...

A random photo snapped in the Australian outback has led to the rediscovery of a plant thought extinct for nearly 60 years — ...

For thousands of years, scientists knew of two tiny marsupials in New Guinea only through fossils and local legend. Researchers had long considered these species extinct. However, a team recently ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. the tarsier is a very peculiar small animal.in fact it is one of the smallest known primates, no larger than an adult men's hand.© ...

Sometimes, nature delivers a surprise that feels almost miraculous. Scientists have confirmed that two small marsupial species — the pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider — are still ...

In 2012, Sri Lanka’s National Red List pronounced the towering Doona ovalifolia tree “extinct in the wild.” Known locally as pini-beraliya, the species lingered only as a single cultivated specimen in ...

Last week, The Guardian dropped the news that this common, bright blue and black garden-dweller could be extinct within the next 30–40 years thanks to climate damage. It is quite frankly terrifying ...

A century-old, endangered Walbridge apple tree dwarfs Allison Robenstein, left, volunteer coordinator, and Hunter Hall, the marketing and events coordinator, as they walk through the apple orchard at ...