Until now, scientists have only known about the animals from fossils. But they suspected the creatures might still be alive, because the remote, difficult-to-navigate region where the fossils were ...

The death of this ancient species, discovered alongside more newly described mammals, had been greatly exaggerated.

Researchers say the remarkable discovery was made using fossils, photos and a misidentified museum specimen ...

In paleontology, lineages that drop out of the fossil record and then re-emerge after long periods are termed ‘Lazarus taxa.’ ...

Scientists have described an exciting discovery: two marsupials that modern science thought to be extinct are still alive in ...

A rare animal that was previously believed to be extinct has been captured on hidden trail cameras in California, according to a new study Scientists from Oregon State University looked at coastal ...

A tiny animal thought to have gone extinct more than 6,000 years ago has been found living in a remote rainforest in what scientists are calling a "remarkable" discovery. Weighing just 200g, the ...

A group of paleontologists and zoologists led by Timothy Flannery from the Australian Museum Research Institute has found that two species of marsupials, the ring—tailed flying couscous (Petauroides ...

BANGKOK, Thailand (WKRC) - A wild cat that was considered "possibly extinct" by scientists for decades was once again found in the wild, proving to be a "significant win for conservation." The ...

Georg Wilhelm Steller discovered this magnificent creature in 1741 and named it after himself, but it didn’t take long for this animal to go extinct. It’s believed only 1,500 individuals remained by ...