Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...
A rare species faces extinction after the population drops to the staggeringly low number of just 38 surviving fish. According to an article in SFGATE, the Devil's Hole pupfish — one of Earth's rarest ...
In school, we learned about the asteroid that wiped out an estimated 76% of all creatures. Scientists now call this the fifth ...
Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...
Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are nowhere to be found. From human activity to climate change, new animals ...