An Entire Branch of the Tree of Life Was Lost for 15 Million Years. Scientists Just Found It.

As if marsupials weren’t weird enough, they just got even weirder.

The island where rare primates are vanishing

On West Africa’s stunningly diverse Bioko Island, rare primates are being slaughtered to feed a growing bush-meat trade. When ...
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25 rarest animals on Earth: species fighting for survival

Discover the 25 rarest animals on Earth, from vaquitas to Amur leopards, fighting extinction. Learn about their struggles and ...

Pterosaurs—Lords of the Ancient Skies

Read a National Geographic magazine article about pterosaurs, the largest animals that ever flew, and get information, facts, ...

On six oceanic island groups, plants showed leaf defenses linked to extinct herbivores, revealing a long evolutionary echo in their traits

Although giant herbivores vanished from some islands centuries ago, they still appear to shape the vegetation today. A recent ...
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New report claims 20 baby names are going to go extinct this year – here they are

Some baby names feel like they’ll last forever, but new data suggests a number of once-popular choices are “at risk of going extinct in 2026.” Baby names act like cultural time stamps, revealing what ...
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Robert Irwin reveals which animal he thinks is most likely to go extinct next as he shares hopeful message

Robert Irwin has named the animal he believes is most at risk of going extinct in his lifetime, but says there is still ...