Highly trained military dolphins have been dispatched to round up the last 30 vaquita porpoises and (hopefully) save the species from extinction.

They may not be the most charismatic group of species, but we can learn a lot from the lowly snail.

Research into the frog-killing chytrid fungus earns a Golden Goose Award, recognizing the value of federally funded science.

October brings us new books about sea-level rise, wolves and feeding the resistance.

Artist Ralph Steadman and writer Ceri Levy make us laugh while worrying about extinction.

Populations of the once-common bonnet macaque have fallen 65 percent.

Extensive searches for this tiny microbat have failed to locate any survivors. The exact cause of its extinction remains unknown.

We have to work together to solve climate change and other environmental problems, says author David Biello.

Can extinct species ever truly be brought back to life? More importantly, should they?

People around the world are struggling with wildfires and floods and other crises, but I don’t give up hope.