Putting an end to a mass extinction sounds like an impossible task, but some researchers argue that doing so would be setting ...

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

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

As baby corals float in the currents, they can expand their species’ range. But can they get to climate refuges fast enough ...

White-tailed deer have been hunted from the earliest migrations of people into North America, more than 15,000 years ago. The ...

Science communicator Hank Green explains how our species’ unique intelligence got us into this climate mess—and how it will ...

White-tailed deer have been hunted from the earliest migrations of people into North America, over 15,000 years ago. The ...

The "Big Five" mass extinctions of the Phanerozoic Eon have long attracted significant attention from the geoscience ...

Scientists are using fossils to help uncover how ancient life survived mass extinction, offering insights for modern ...

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

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

May 27, 2025 — Researchers conducted a systematic review of 99 scientific publications that compared the flora or fauna of old-growth forests, managed forests and clearcut sites in boreal Europe ...