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

A chilling new assessment suggests our planet is hurtling towards an unprecedented loss of life, with human activity squarely ...

For millions of years, large herbivores like mastodons and giant deer shaped the Earth's ecosystems, which astonishingly ...

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

Protecting animal species from exploitation and extinction requires accurate information about the animals and how humans are ...

FIU researcher says biotech can aid conservation efforts, but must align with both the spirit and letter of biodiversity laws ...

To satisfy the seafood needs of billions of people, offering them access to a more biodiverse array of fish creates ...

Check out all the Center’s current online action alerts to tackle the extinction crisis from every angle. After you take action, share your favorite alerts (or the whole page) to help spread the word ...

Scientists know climate change will cause extinctions, but just how many ... A new study out today tries to estimate how much of Earth's biodiversity is threatened under different climate futures ...

On May 22, the world celebrated the International Day for Biological Diversity, at a time when the disappearance of species ...

Due to their size and abundance, these creatures shaped the ecosystems in which they lived – but today all are nearly gone ...