Every new extinction ripples out beyond the affected species, from ecosystems to human knowledge across culture, spirituality ...

New research finds extinction rates have been declining for a century, challenging assumptions of an ongoing mass extinction.

Dec 23 (Reuters) - Nature is in crisis, and it's only getting worse. As species vanish at a rate not seen in 10 million years, more than 1 million species are currently on the brink. Humans are ...

Man has killed off much of the Earth’s existing wildlife, and some scientists argue that human activity has set off the world’s sixth mass extinction event. New research now shows global animal ...

Farther back in our planet’s history, volcanic eruptions, rapid climate change, and plummeting oxygen levels have caused at least four additional mass extinctions, with smaller pulses of biodiversity ...

Our planet now faces a global extinction crisis never witnessed by humankind. Scientists predict that more than 1 million species are on track for extinction in the coming decades. But there’s still ...

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Non-profit arm of the de-extinction company secures an additional $50 million, expands global projects and partnerships, and releases its inaugural Impact Report detailing progress in the fight ...

Researchers have identified key areas of the Earth that need to be protected in order to safeguard the majority of the endangered species on our planet. These sites, numbering 16,825, make up around 1 ...

Planet Earth is in an extinction crisis, and climate change is affecting us and all species on Earth now and in the future. No mention of this from the presidential candidates. This is crucial to ...

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Our planet now faces a global extinction crisis never witnessed by humankind. Scientists predict that more than 1 million species are on track for extinction in the coming decades. But there’s still ...