Chemical clues preserved in tiny shells reveal that ocean acidification doomed a group of planktonic organisms that have ...

A landmark IPCC climate report has warned billions of animal and plant species face extinction due to climate change, as UN ...

Over 40,000 species are currently fighting for survival, and the threats pushing them toward the point of no return are ...

In the last few centuries, mammals and other animals have been going extinct at least 100 times faster than they did before humans arrived on the scene. So who will be next? Which species are most ...

Traits that predicted mammal extinction for 130,000 years are changing, raising questions about how scientists identify ...

The loss of the prey species is a 'primary extinction' because it succumbed directly to a disturbance. But with nothing to eat, its predator will also go extinct (a 'co-extinction'). Or, imagine a ...

(Anton Petrus/Moment/Getty Images) Life on Earth, beginning with simple microorganisms that evolved and diversified into the ...

Many experts believe we may soon face a mass extinction event, with a high proportion of Earth’s species dying out. Projections indicate the climate will continue to change for centuries to come, and ...

Conservationists argue there are two issues Australia needs to urgently tackle.

If — when? — the African elephant goes extinct in an estimated two decades, there will be mourning and memory and tribute. People will post photos of themselves at the circus as kids. They'll mimic ...