It has become so common to hear about animals facing the verge of extinction that it hardly seems shocking anymore. The reality is that, for as long as the world has been habitable, species have ...

As the following infographic shows, huge numbers of species are under threat on land, in the seas and in the sky. For example, 40% of amphibian species are now at risk of extinction, along with 33 ...

Infographic summarising the key traits and factors identified by the study that determine species risk to climate change-related extinction. Credit: Miranta Kouvari (Science Graphic Design).

Researchers studied recent extinctions from climate change to estimate how many species would be lost ... One-third of all animal and plant species on the planet could face extinction by 2070 ...

While we can’t say exactly how many animal species have gone extinct in the past 125 years, it’s estimated that between 200 and 500 species have faced extinction in the past century. In the ...

Dozens of new species go extinct every day, and scientists say that more than 20,000 plants and animals are on the brink of disappearing forever.A quarter of known mammal species is at risk of ...

A quarter of the world’s freshwater animals are threatened with extinction, new research shows New research shows about a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources ...

Half of plant and animal species could be threatened if global temperatures rise 4 degrees Celsius. A new climate report warns of mass extinctions of animals, including polar bears and penguins.

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 animals found across the globe included such species as reptiles, fish and mammals. In October, an extinct colony of little penguins was reestablished after 30 years when a chick hatched for ...

Animals are disappearing too fast for researchers to record all of the extinctions we've caused. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...