Human beings are steadily heading towards extinction and may “already be a dead species walking”, according to a scientist.

Sharks might be the all time bullet-dodging champions. They’ve been around for about 450 million years, longer than trees, longer than the rings of Saturn, and longer than most of the other life on ...

The Christmas Island shrew, a species of cone snail (Conus lugubris), the slender-billed curlew, and three Australian mammals ...

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 ...

Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, ...

The unprecedented report provides a global overview of the conservation status and population trends of migratory animals, combined with the latest information on their main threats and successful ...

In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or ...

Our planet now faces a global extinction crisis never witnessed by humankind. Scientists predict that more than 1 million species are on track for extinction in the coming decades. But there’s still ...

A global authority on endangered species says the giraffe could become extinct. — -- The world's tallest land mammal is now in danger of becoming extinct in the wild, a global authority on ...

Hundreds of tech industry leaders, academics, and others public figures signed an open letter warning that artificial intelligence (AI) evolution could lead to an extinction event and saying that ...

Our planet now faces a global extinction crisis never witnessed by humankind. Scientists predict that more than 1 million species are on track for extinction in the coming decades. But there’s still ...