According to the Environment Ministry’s red list on endangered species, the Ogasawara blue butterfly was categorized as “Critically Endangered,” meaning it is highly likely to go extinct in ...

In large mammalian herbivores, bigger body size is often correlated with a wider home range, but whether this is true for extinct Australian megaherbivores is unclear. In this study, Laurikainen ...

More information: Megafauna mobility: Assessing the foraging range of an extinct macropodid from central eastern Queensland, Australia, PLOS One (2025). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319712 .

Rare fossilized butterfly identified as new extinct species Tacola kamitanii. (photo credit: Paleontological Research (2025). DOI: 10.2517/prpsj.240023) A rare butterfly fossil discovered decades ...