The Christmas Island shrew, a species of cone snail (Conus lugubris), the slender-billed curlew, and three Australian mammals ...

We can study animals from all over the world thanks to science, but what about those that no longer exist? The list of extinct mammals could go on for ages, but each animal has a unique story. With ...

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The millions of species humans share the world with are valuable in their own right. When one species is lost, it has a ...

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The Christmas Island shrew is thought to be at least the third mammal species to go extinct on the island as a direct result ...

In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A massive breakthrough was announced this week by the ...

The world still holds its secrets. Hidden under wet rocks, in the ocean’s twilight crevices, and in the minutiae of the ...

A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.