The millions of species humans share the world with are valuable in their own right. When one species is lost, it has a ripple effect throughout the ecosystems it existed within.

One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many ...

Guryul ravine in Kashmir preserves the world's clearest geological record of the "Great Dying", Earth's most devastating mass ...

One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many ...

Our planet is no stranger to changes. Ever since the world was formed more than four billion years ago, it has seen a number ...

In the aftermath of the giant asteroid that crashed into the Yucatan Peninsula about 66 million years ago, approximately 75% ...

Extinction isn't just a natural loss; it impacts humanity by erasing scientific knowledge, cultural connections, and ...

The tragic news of the loss of the world's last remaining northern white rhino begs the question: Can it be brought back?

With copper-blue blood prized by modern medicine and a body plan older than dinosaurs, the horseshoe crab reveals how ancient ...

A report was released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), specifically looking at the impacts of climate change. It makes for grim reading. The report tells us that climate change ...

Massachusetts-based Native Plant Trust has quietly amassed a enormous "insurance policy" against human-caused extinction.