The Earth's sixth mass extinction is already underway — and humans are the driving force behind it, according to a new study. "Recent extinction rates are unprecedented in human history and ...

The sixth mass extinction—the one that seven billion humans are doing their darnedest to trigger at this very moment—is shaping up to be like nothing our. Skip to content Gizmodo.

Scientists say we've entered a sixth mass extinction, and humans are the primary cause, according to a new study. Four people killed, 14 injured in drive-by shooting in Chicago.

In the most sobering study of extinction yet, a team of Bay Area scientists says that animal species are disappearing at an accelerating rate — portending the sixth mass extinction in the 4.5 ...

The sixth mass extinction is not a worry for the future. It’s happening now – much faster than previously expected – and it’s entirely our fault, according to a new study.

In the history of life on Earth, there have been five mass extinction events, with the most extreme example, the Permian extinction, wiping out some 95 percent of all marine life. Now, an MIT ...

The Sixth Mass Extinction May Actually Be Here. By Chas Danner, staff editor at Intelligencer. June 20, 2015. save d. Save this article to read it later.

The Earth’s sixth mass extinction is upon us—and it’s all our fault. The last time there was a mass extinction event was sixty-five million years ago, when dinosaurs disappeared off the face ...

At current rates of extinction, the study found, Earth will enter its sixth mass extinction within the next 300 to 2,000 years. You may like ...

Study confirms sixth mass extinction is currently underway, caused by humans. Since 1500, Earth may have lost about a tenth of its 2 million known species, say scientists . Vishwam Sankaran.

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The sixth mass extinction is not a worry for the future. It's happening now, much faster than previously expected, and it's entirely our fault, according to a study published Monday.