Around 66 million years ago, a six-mile-wide asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of three-quarters of all living ...

"The more those animal populations are pushed toward extinction, the more the people involved will suffer." Authorities ...

Surprising new fossil evidence undermines the idea that there was ever a mass extinction on land – and may force us to ...

For decades, researchers have sought proof this critically endangered possum existed in New South Wales. Now it’s arrived by ...

Study by UChicago, Smithsonian, UK Natural History Museum challenges assumptions about survival after global catastrophe ...

"With one in six species now at risk of extinction in Wales, it has never been more important to restore nature and preserve the natural environment for future generations," he added. The RSPB has ...

The importance of rediscovering lost species should not be overlooked, rediscovering these species is not just about ...

No effort to save traditional varieties of rice and fish can succeed without help of consumers. The endeavour to address ...

As warmer waters and ocean acidification reduce coral formation, the seas will take up more carbon dioxide – an effect that ...

Imagine replanting various native species only to have them die because the area is too hot or too dry. Or reconnecting ...

The largest biodiversity time-series database on the planet—created by the University of St Andrews—has had a major new release. The BioTIME database offers unprecedented insight into how biodiversity ...

Three names that will forever be remembered in the annals of science: Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi—the world’s first de-extinct animals, whose very existence rewrites the rules of what’s possible in ...