Extinction is a natural byproduct of life and evolution, but an alarming number of species have entered the dustbin of history thanks to human activity — which is anything but natural. "The solution ...

Non-profit arm of the de-extinction company secures an additional $50 million, expands global projects and partnerships, and releases its inaugural Impact Report detailing progress in the fight ...

More than one million species are threatened with extinction, according to the United Nations. “Right now, it’s causing ecological effects,” says Ben Lamm, CEO and co-founder of Colossal Biosciences. ...

The planet is on the precipice of the sixth mass extinction event. Unlike previous mass extinctions caused by natural events such as asteroid collisions, volcanic activity, and climate change, the ...

Earth's biodiversity is in crisis. An imminent "sixth mass extinction" threatens beloved and important wildlife. It also threatens to reduce the amount of genetic diversity—or variation—within species ...

Around 300 tree species grow in 125 acres of old-growth forest at Barro Colorado Island, Panama. (Photo by Christian Ziegler) (CN) — Protecting biodiversity in even just a tiny percentage of the Earth ...

Out of 228 basic local governments nationwide, 118 are classified as areas at risk of regional extinction. This is the result of both population outflow and natural population decline. The collapse of ...

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