Climate change and habitat destruction are driving species to extinction at an alarming rate. The impact extends across all ...

Claudia Steffensen made a captivating discovery in the Italian Alps: a tropical ecosystem dating back 280 million years, made up of relics of the past such as plant fossils, raindrop tracks and ...

This is a well-written important paper on the recovery of fauna and flora following the end-Permian extinction event in several continental sites in northern China. The convincing conclusion, a rapid ...

Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species -- according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out since 1750 -- twice the number of animal species lost. But which species ...