The relict leopard frog has the dubious distinction of being one of the first North American amphibians thought to have become extinct. Although the species was known to have inhabited more than 60 ...

The relict leopard frog’s journey into Southern Nevada’s landscape has seen its share of challenges. Clark County and the Nevada Department of Wildlife spent about five years trying to get the rare ...

Today East Asia harbors many “relict” plant species whose ranges were much larger during the Paleogene-Neogene and earlier. The ecological and climatic conditions suitable for these relict species ...

Coral reefs are sensitive to climate change and track sea level. New observations show that an extensive coral reef existed in the southern Pacific Ocean thousands of years ago. Researchers used multi ...

Previously experiencing constant lower water levels and pollution, a freshwater lake in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province has once again become home to thousands of endangered migratory birds after ...

Thousands of relict gulls are hatching their eggs on the central island of Hongjiannao Lake, China's largest freshwater lake in desert, in Yulin, Shaanxi province. [Photo by Ma Teng/for chinadaily.com ...

The oldest English sense of “relict” is extinct—or at least obsolete. In the 16th century, “relict” meant “an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr,” but that ...