New AI-powered research questions whether a majority of Earth’s mass extinctions were as abrupt as previously believed.

Scientists found that people respond more strongly to warnings about plant and animal extinction than to scientific terms ...

The discovery offers a new perspective on the complicated relationship between fire, climate, and vegetation. It also ...

Mombasa, Kenya, 15 October 2026 – A global reassessment of reef-building corals has found that 44% of species are threatened ...

A comprehensive IUCN Red List reassessment of 892 reef-building coral species finds that 44 percent face elevated relative ...

The world’s trees are in critical danger, with a staggering number of tree species teetering on the brink of extinction, according to a new global analysis released Monday. The decade-long project ...

An ancient aquatic species that's been around for 450 million years is facing extinction as a series of factors work against the longevity of the living fossil.

The loss of the prey species is a 'primary extinction' because it succumbed directly to a disturbance. But with nothing to eat, its predator will also go extinct (a 'co-extinction'). Or, imagine a ...

(CNN) — No species lasts forever — extinction is part of the evolution of life. But at least five times, a biological catastrophe has engulfed the planet, killing off the vast majority of species from ...

Many experts believe we may soon face a mass extinction event, with a high proportion of Earth’s species dying out. Projections indicate the climate will continue to change for centuries to come, and ...

Populations of a vulnerable species of marine mammal, numerous species of abalone and a type of Caribbean coral are now threatened with extinction, an international conservation organization said ...

From underwater speakers to growing super-corals, scientists battle to save reefs around the world.