Royer told me that the mass extinction currently threatening our future is not be the first such event in Earth’s history (but it is the first caused by humans). Paleobotanists have identified five ...

This new study showed that since the year 1500, extinctions have multiplied by 28. New study reveals startling impact of human development: 'We are facing the sixth mass extinction' first appeared ...

For years, scientists have warned of Earth’s 6th great mass extinction, with species now disappearing at an estimated rate of 1,000 to 10,000 times higher than natural according to the World ...

In case you haven't heard, there have been five "mass extinctions" in the history of our planet. The first mass extinction was about 450 million years ago. That's right, 450 million. (Our planet ...

Many people believe AI will one day cause human extinction. A little math tells us it wouldn’t be that easy. Skip to main content. Scientific American. Opinion. May 6, 2025. 6 min read.

Researchers have encoded the entire human genome onto a “5D memory crystal” in the off chance our species finds itself needing to walk back from the brink of extinction. But even if the plan ...

Today, human-caused extinction is speeding up. The dodo is one of the early entries on an already lengthy list. An additional million are on the verge. In our current ecologically anxious mood ...