A rare blue Spix’s macaw declared extinct in the wild has hatched for the first time at a conservation centre, sparking new hope for the species. The chick was born…
An extinct short-snouted alligator species with a skull resembling that of a bulldog nibbled on snails rather than other larger prey when it lived about 230,000 years ago. The groundbreaking…
Genetics experts have revealed how they could be able to bring an extinct butterfly back from the dead in a Jurassic Park-style revival. Experts at Spain's National Research Council say…
These tools used by an extinct ancestor of modern-day humans and found in a cave in Poland have been dated back half a million years. The impressive discovery was made…
This footage shows a tusk from an extinct, half-a-million-year-old giant elephant at an archaeological dig site in southern Israel after a visitor stumbled across it by accident. Experts have said…
Research of a 3D reconstruction of the largest shark that has ever lived reveals that it was capable of devouring prey up to eight metres long in one piece. The…
Iguanas extinct from a Galapagos island for generations have been reborn nearly two centuries after they were first recorded by Charles Darwin. The Galapagos land iguana had been completely wiped…
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of extinct amphibian that used its powerful sticky tongue to catch bugs. The species - named Chemnitzion richteri - used an ambush strategy…
These videos show the first jaguars born in the wild in an Argentine wetland 70 years after they went extinct from the area. The jaguars were born in Ibera Park…
White-tailed eagles have arrived in Spain as part of a conversation plan to reintroduce the huge bird of prey to one of its ancient habitats. The eagle - which can…