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 ...

This is a drawing of the extinct Australian giant short-faced kangaroo Simosthenurus occidentalis, part of the Sthenurinae sub-family. mtDNA from the petrous bones of Simosthenurus occidentalis ...

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 ...