For decades, biologists have warned that humanity is precipitating a sixth mass extinction. By some estimates, species are ...

More than 500 bird species face extinction within 100 years, warns new research Climate change and habitat loss could cause dozens of breeds to disappear forever within the next century, according to ...

Climate change and habitat loss are poised to drive over 500 bird species to extinction within the next century, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Reading. Published ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - A 2019 United Nations report on species extinction estimated that 1 million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction within decades — more than ever before in human ...

A mass extinction event is a term used to describe a large-scale event that wipes out species. It is usually not a short, one-time incident but rather something that occurs over thousands or millions ...

WASHINGTON— The Trump administration has launched a process to redefine what it means to “harm” threatened and endangered species, the first step toward stripping habitat protections from rare plants ...

Cat owners and cat admirers alike tend to be intrigued by their enigmatic companions. When we see an intrepid feline carefully stalking its prey or happily playing with other cats, we ponder the ...

The aerial photograph on the left shows the Transamazonian highway just after completion. The satellite photograph on the right shows a much larger area, revealing the wake of destruction fanning out ...

In the race to save birdlife around the world, time is running out—and doing everything right still won’t be enough. Despite global conservation goals and urgent policies aimed at protecting nature, ...

Climate change and habitat loss could cause dozens of breeds to disappear forever within the next century, according to the University of Reading study. The findings, published in the journal Nature ...