For the vast majority of human existence, extinction has been a one-way process. If a species has gone extinct, the species is forever lost to the world, until now. Thanks to advances in genetics, ...

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...

Declared extinct for over a century, a lone giant tortoise has resurfaced on a remote volcanic island, raising urgent questions about survival, hidden populations, and whether a lost lineage can truly ...