Scientists are increasingly worried we may be witnessing the start of the "sixth mass extinction"—the first to be caused by ...

Unlike other endangered species whose survival depends on habitat preservation or broader landscape-level risk reduction, the ...

Earth’s history has been shaped by five mass extinctions—catastrophic periods when life changed so dramatically that entire ...

A rapid climate collapse during the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction devastated ocean life and reshuffled Earth’s ecosystems. In the aftermath, jawed vertebrates gained an unexpected edge by surviving ...

Learn more about what fossilized teeth can tell us about the rise of mammals after the extinction of dinosaurs.

Britain’s traditional thatched roofs risk extinction because of the rise of imported materials, master thatchers fear.

The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ...

Back in 1990, George H.W. Bush (Bush Snr) was able to form an international alliance to oust Saddam Hussein from Kuwait. That ...

Following our planet's most infamous mass extinction event, a mated pair of dinosaurs fight to survive an incredible 30-year ...

Earth's worst mass extinctions occurred when environmental change outpaced evolution, revealing a pattern spanning 450 ...

Every time humans try to “fix” nature, we tend to create a new mess that needs fixing. All season, we’ve been unpacking the ...