extinction
Global Warming Can Make Polar Bears Extinct by 2100
Climate Change-linked sea ice loss is pushing polar bears to the brink. Even if we were to cap global warming now, most bear subgroups would still be lost.
This Cemetery is Dedicated to Marine Life That Has Been Killed by Plastic
A reminder on why it's important to say RIP to plastic.
Canada Is Underestimating How Risky Pollution Is to Endangered Animals, Study Says
Underestimating threats could see Canada's species disappear faster.
Koalas Aren’t Functionally Extinct And it's Pretty Unhelpful Assuming They Are
All this hysteria about koalas being done-for could be bad news for koalas.
As Animals and Plants Go Extinct, Languages Die Off Too
In the parts of the world where biodiversity is most at risk, words and phrases also face extinction.
This Is Exactly What Will Happen After the Last Fish in the Ocean Dies
The devastation of the vast majority of the world's marine life is much closer than we think.
Scientists Find Direct Evidence of 'Day One' of Dinosaurs' Extinction
The apocalyptic 24 hours after a huge asteroid struck Earth is written into the center of an underwater impact crater.
Critically Endangered Species May Go Extinct as Land Degrades
Species with depleting populations could be casualties of desertification.
Birds Used to Be Freakin’ Huge
From giant penguins to super-tall parrots, human-sized birds used to roam the earth. What happened to them?
Humans Have Done 50 Million Years of Damage to New Zealand’s Birds
It would take longer than humans have been on this Earth to recover the number of bird species lost in New Zealand.
We Have Just ‘Days’ to Save This Rare Endangered Porpoise From Extinction
A new study estimates that there are likely just 9 vaquita porpoises left in the world. According to a co-author, we have just days to act on effectively enforcing a ban on illegal fishing nets.