Mass extinction events are infamous, entirely destroying many species in one fell swoop. But this particular extinction event ...

Between climate change and the effects of humanity on the environment, many species have been harmed. Here are a few of them ...

One lineage produced our ancestors, the first mammals. Now we are creating a new mass extinction, wiping out countless species. Will life be as resilient this time? I remembered the acid-tolerant ...

Today’s extinction rates are sky-high ... The relative invulnerability of marine life is a key difference from previous mass extinctions, in which ocean species—particularly clams, snails, and ...

Proposed in the 1970s by chemist James Lovelock and microbiologist Lynn Margulis, the Gaia hypothesis suggests Earth operates as a self-regulating organism, maintaining conditions for life.

The age of de-extinction may soon be a reality ... in a way that will make it possible to save other species on the brink and offers a promising way to better protect and preserve present-day ...

The world has experienced many periods of mass extinction caused ... all signal the functional extinction of a species. Extinction is an entirely natural part of life. Charles Darwin noted that ...

Land conversion is contributing to what scientists call Earth’s sixth mass extinction ... previously. LIFE scores plotted on a global map reveal the potential risk of extinction for converting ...

Boasting majestic ridged horns that are prized in Chinese medicine, it was once hunted to the brink of extinction ... Still, life is precarious: saigas have perished in mass die-offs attributed ...

Australia has the worst mammal extinction rate of any country in the world, according to World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Australia. The project marks bringing100 animals from Scotland to Gloucestershire ...