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 ...

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Global population trends among 71,000 animal species show nearly half are "sliding toward extinction," some of them at alarming rates, a new study warns. Researchers found 48% of the species in the ...

A mass extinction event is already underway. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The present extinction rate of life on Earth doesn't ...

Human activity has accelerated extinction rates, raising concerns that we may be entering a sixth mass extinction.

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 ...

Climate change has threatened the existence of several living species, including humankind itself. One author predicts that on the current course, climate change will lead to a mass extinction on ...

As the UN COP15 Biodiversity Conference draws to a close in Montreal, global governments have set ambitious targets to protect 30% of land by 2030, in order to prevent the irreversible loss of our ...

Humans have been shaping their environment since time immemorial. From cities to farms to highways, our impact has grown so large that we've pushed planetary boundaries, fueling concerns about climate ...