Extinction
'New' Footage of Benjamin, the Last Tasmanian Tiger Ever Seen Alive
The short video hasn’t been seen in more than 80 years and shows the animal pacing its enclosure in Hobart, Tasmania
Moths Work the Pollination Night Shift, Visiting Some Flowers Bees Skip
A new study highlights the importance of moths as nocturnal pollinators in the English countryside
New Study Gives a More Complex Picture of Insect Declines
The researchers gathered data from 166 surveys of insect abundance around the world, mostly conducted since the 1980s
After the Dinosaur-Killing Impact, Soot Played a Remarkable Role in Extinction
The famous impact 66 million years ago kicked up soot into the atmosphere that played an even bigger role in blocking sunlight than experts had realized
Hand-Reared Monarch Butterflies Are Weaker Than Their Wild Cousins
In the wild, only about one in 20 caterpillars grows up to be a butterfly
Ten Trends That Will Shape Science in the Decade Ahead
Medicine gets trippy, solar takes over, and humanity—finally, maybe—goes back to the moon
Australia's Droughts and Fires Present New Dangers to the Platypus
Threats to the semi-aquatic, egg-laying mammals demand action, experts say
To Study Mass Die-Offs, Scientists Dumped 15 Tons of Feral Pig Carcasses Into a Field
The rotting, putrefying bodies flooded with insects, attracted scavengers and devastated local plants and microbes
Massive Mayfly Swarms Are Getting Smaller—and That's Bad News for Aquatic Ecosystems
The drop is a sign that the insects’ populations are threatened, which could negatively affect the animals that feed on them
Diego, the 100-Year-Old Tortoise Who Fathered 900 Babies, Returns to the Wild
The breeding program brought the Española tortoise population back from the brink
The Chinese Paddlefish, Which Lived for 200 Million Years, Is Now Extinct
New research concludes the freshwater species likely disappeared between 2005 and 2010 due to human activity
Can Scientists Protect North Atlantic Right Whales by Counting Them From Space?
A new collaboration between the New England Aquarium and the engineering firm Draper seeks to use satellite sonar and radar data to create a global watch
Endangered Mountain Gorilla Populations Are Growing
But the animals remain threatened with extinction
Scientists Don't Know Why Freshwater Mussels Are Dying Across North America
Mussel species are dying en mass in rivers across the Pacific Northwest, Midwest and South—likely from unidentified pathogens
The Extinction of This U.S. Parrot Was Quick and Driven by Humans
A new study sequenced the genome of the Carolina parakeet, once the only parrot native to the eastern part of the country
New York Is Poised to Require Bird-Friendly Glass on All New Buildings
Each year, up to a billion birds in the United States die from glass collisions
The Ten Best Science Books of 2019
New titles explore the workings of the human body, the lives of animals big and small, the past and future of planet earth and how it's all connected
Humans May Be Solely to Blame for the Great Auk’s Extinction
A new study suggests that the flightless birds were not declining due to environmental changes when humans began to hunt them in large numbers
Sumatran Rhinos Are Now Extinct in Malaysia
Iman, a 25-year-old female and the last Sumatran rhino in the country, died on Saturday
The Devastating Role of Light Pollution in the 'Insect Apocalypse'
A new study shows excess outdoor light is impacting how insects hunt, mate and make them more vulnerable to predators
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