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Earth’s rarest insect has returned from the dead

For more than four decades, scientists believed it was gone forever. No sightings. No evidence. No surviving populations. An ...
Forbes

How The World’s Rarest Insect Came Back From The Dead. Hint: It Was Rediscovered On A Volcano

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Prague Zoo joins the effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect once considered extinct

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PRAGUE (AP) — The Prague Zoo has joined an ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Fernbank exhibit zooms in on beautiful, endangered insects

Tucked deep in Fernbank’s WildWoods trail, Levon Biss’ special touring macrophotography exhibit “Extinct and Endangered: Insects in Peril” features large prints of the United Kingdom photographer’s ...

Vertebrate and Insect Extinctions in the 21st Century

Amphibians are in the worst shape of any vertebrate group. The second Global Amphibian Assessment, published in 2023, found ...
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Researchers cracked open amber from Goethe’s personal collection and 3D-scanned an extinct ant so clearly they could see the organs sealed inside it

An extinct ant trapped in Baltic amber for tens of millions of years has yielded its internal anatomy to modern imaging ...
BGR

Scientists Just Rediscovered A Rare Insect We Thought Went Extinct 20 Years Ago

Scientists have managed to find a rare insect after it supposedly went extinct more than two decades ago. The Behningia baei, a species of mayfly that hasn't been seen since 2002, were rediscovered in ...
Yahoo

Are fireflies going extinct? What to know about seeing the glowing insects in Iowa.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowa natives likely have a memory of seeing rural Iowa lit up by fireflies during the summer months; however, this tradition could ...
News4Jax

Prague Zoo joins the effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect once considered extinct

PRAGUE – The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect that had been considered extinct for more than 80 years. The zoo is among six institutions around the ...
Click2Houston

Prague Zoo joins the effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect once considered extinct

A body was found in Greens Bayou along the East Freeway (I-10) near the Cloverleaf area of Houston on March 16, 2026. PRAGUE – The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival ...