Prominent research studies have suggested that our planet is currently experiencing another mass extinction, based on ...

Researchers have warned that the findings should not be used as a ‘carte blanche’ for destructive human behaviour. View on ...

To consider how climate change could cause some extinctions, imagine a tiny mountain bird that eats the berries of a particular mountain tree. That tree can only grow at a specific elevation around ...

Humans have wiped out hundreds of species — with many more on the brink or experiencing large declines in population. Some scientists have argued that we have entered a “sixth mass extinction” event ...

A rare North American bumble bee may have been on a path toward extinction long before modern human impacts, suggesting that ...

Their fur is so soft it almost led to their extinction, but otters’ recovery has been a boon to Pacific kelp forests, a key ...

Dire wolves Romulus and Remus next to each other in the snow at five months old. Credit: Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences The sci-fi fairytale of de-extinction may become a reality. Colossal ...

When Taylor Guitars acquired an ebony mill in Cameroon to supply wood for their renowned acoustic guitars, owner Bob Taylor wanted to give back by planting new trees, even knowing they could take ...

Lake Jipe is facing extinction due to massive siltation and other environmental and management challenges. The lake is an important transboundary wetland ecosystem at the border of Kenya and Tanzania ...