In the heart of Rapa Nui, better known as Easter Island, a species long thought lost is taking root once again. The toromiro ...

Wild-born individuals of the species had not been found in more than 40 years, experts said. Photo by Justin Hu via Unsplash On a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, a rare species once declared ...

“A 62-million-year-old skeleton of this quality and completeness offers novel insights into mixodectids, including a much clearer picture of their evolutionary relationships,” study co-author and Yale ...

Conservation groups in Guam are renewing their calls to action as the last mature specimen of a rare tree has died due to military construction on the island. A live-fire machine gun range was opened ...

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 ...

In the 1980’s a seed was found in a cave in the Judean desert. This seed was brought to some scientists who performed radiocarbon dating on it and found that it was over 1000 years old. Next, they did ...

This fossil leaf of a Kapur Paya tree (Dryobalanops rappa) from Brunei is the first fossil record of an endangered tropical tree species. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — For the first time, scientists have ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Of the more than 4,000 known tree species found only in Mesoamerica, nearly half are threatened with extinction, according a new assessment.

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — The ‘Weed Warriors’ of Fort Roberdeau enlisted the help of students from the Tyrone Area School District Wednesday morning to help plant an indigenous forest. They spent the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If you were to travel more than 120 million years back in time to ...