True extinction is final, a point of no return where a species disappears forever. And sadly, species go extinct all the time ...
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 ...
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Species thought extinct for thousands of years rediscovered thanks to Indigenous knowledge
An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. On a remote peninsula in Indonesian Papua, a species long thought extinct by ...
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 ...
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 ...
Researchers have rediscovered a strange animal living on a isolated island near Papua. They thought the creature vanished ...
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 ...
A Canadian-led team of international scientists has rediscovered a rare species of monkey that was thought to be extinct in a region of Borneo where it was not known to previously live. The finding ...
A variety of apple tree once thought to be extinct was found in Colorado Springs. The two Walbridge trees, planted about 130 ...
Ryan St Laurent spotted multiple live specimens of the Cicinnus albarenicolus moth during nighttime fieldwork in central ...
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