Since the beginning of time, Earth has created life and then wiped out most of it in catastrophic, ultra-destructive moments.

Whether a species has just freshly emerged, or it has been around for millions of years does not dictate its vulnerability.

New research finds extinction rates have been declining for a century, challenging assumptions of an ongoing mass extinction.

Nearly all life that ever existed on Earth eventually disappeared. Five known mass extinctions wiped out up to 96 percent of ...

Non-profit arm of the de-extinction company secures an additional $50 million, expands global projects and partnerships, and ...

Scientists have uncovered new details about the vulnerability of ancient shark and ray species, showing a long history of ...

Extinction Rebellion activists caked Shell’s headquarters in graffiti and blocked junctions in central London. Just Stop Oil, ...

Among sharks and rays, species within the first four million years of existence are significantly more likely to go extinct than older species, according to a study led by researchers from the ...

Whether a species just freshly emerged, or it has been around for millions of years does not dictate its vulnerability. This has been the assumption ...

Association of paleopalynological data from the Nanxiong Basin, south China, and late Paleocene niche expansion in endemic Asian fossil mammals.

With studies of fossilized bones, gut contents, eggshells and more, paleontologists revealed new and captivating details ...

A new international study suggests thousands of glaciers across Canada's Arctic could be saved from total extinction if ...