The xerces butterfly was one of the first insect species to go instinct in North America as a result of humans. Read here to learn more.

The fate of humanity might have looked radically different if Ice Age titans like the mammoth and saber-toothed cat had ...

For years, headlines have warned that Earth is entering its sixth mass extinction, but a new study suggests these fears may ...

Extinction rates are not spiraling upward as many believe, according to a large-scale study analyzing 500 years of data.

Researchers have warned that the findings should not be used as a ‘carte blanche’ for destructive human behaviour. View on ...

The kinds of catastrophe that loom largest in today’s collective imagination tend to be compact and spectacular: the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883, with a 180-decibel boom heard more than three ...

In a remarkable win for both people and the planet, the Eurasian beaver — once hunted to near extinction in France — is making a triumphant comeback. A single beaver family that arrived in the tiny ...

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne ...

The green turtle has been saved from near extinction in what scientists are calling one of the world’s great conservation success stories. Once hunted relentlessly for its meat, eggs and decorative ...

From the dodo to the Tasmanian tiger, many majestic creatures have become extinct over the years. Now, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has warned that 48,646 animals that ...

India is set to conduct a first-of-its-kind assessment of nearly 11,000 species of plants and animals and assess how vulnerable they are to extinction. While India already lists endangered animals in ...