The species scientists know least about are at an even higher risk of extinction because researchers are unable to tailor conservation efforts to their needs, according to researchers. More than ...

By identifying which traits are linked to extinction, we can potentially use this knowledge to identify at-risk species to prioritise in conservation efforts. In our latest research article ...

URBAN: Where we are now - and we're experiencing already close to 1.5 degree Celsius - that would translate into about 1.8% extinction risk for species around the world. However, if we start to ...

"I wanted to get a better overall picture, to provide an answer to decision makers who wanted to know exactly how climate change would translate into extinction risk," he says. That picture is ...

Borgelt and his colleagues based their analysis on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, a global database that categorizes the extinction risk ...

A landmark assessment of the health of nearly 24,000 freshwater species found that just under a quarter are at risk of extinction. Of these, almost 1,000 species are considered Critically ...

Experts from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have analysed how targeted management of invasive ...

Inferring the extinction risk of marine fish to inform global conservation priorities. PLOS Biology , 2024; 22 (8): e3002773 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002773 Cite This Page : ...

In this video, we dig into why the world’s most popular banana, the Cavendish, is at risk of extinction. From the rise of a devastating fungal disease to the lack of genetic diversity in ...