Extinction
These Eerie Portraits Capture Endangered and Extinct Animals in a Film That Is Also Vanishing
Denis Defibaugh uses Polaroid 55 film to give animal specimens an afterlife
How to Save the Monarchs? Pay Farmers to Grow Butterfly Habitats
A novel conservation effort aims to fund a habitat exchange to protect the iconic butterflies from extinction
“Mermaid Ivory” Stirs Controversy Over How Extinct Species Are Studied
The carved bones of marine mammals highlight the squishy regulations around their trade and what that means for science
Beloved Giant Turtle Dies, Leaving Only Three Alive on Earth
The recent death of Cu Rua pushes the Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle to the brink of extinction
Scientists Rediscover a Tree Frog Thought to Be Extinct for Over a Century
Last seen in 1870, Jerdon’s tree frog is alive and (mostly) well in India
They’re Back: Supposedly Extinct Sea Snakes Have Been Found in Australia
Nearly 15 years later and about 1,000 miles away from the last sighting, the snakes could be making a comeback
Amazon Tree Census Makes Clear Just How Many Species are in Trouble
More than half of the Amazon's trees could qualify as threatened species
Northern White Rhinos Now Number Three
The 41-year-old Nola died this week, leaving only three northern white rhinos left in the world
Weak Skeletons May Have Spelled the End for Mammoths
New results suggest that weak bones made the beasts more susceptible to human hunters
It Wasn’t Just an Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs, Epic Volcanoes Helped
A new study ignites a decades-old debate about what killed the dinosaurs
Massive Volcanic Eruptions Triggered Earth’s "Great Dying"
Geologists nailed down the timing of the ancient event and confirmed that it is a likely suspect in the Permian extinction
After the Dinosaurs Died, Earth Experienced the Age of Fish
The fossil record shows how ray-finned fishes took over the planet's oceans
Asteroid Impacts Once Made the Earth's Oceans Boil for A Whole Year
Life had it rough back then
How Settlers Wiped Out the Caribbean’s Rodents of Unusual Size
The eradication of rice rats in the Lesser Antilles was part of a massive mammal extinction event
These Are the Extinct Animals We Can, and Should, Resurrect
Biologist Beth Shapiro offers a guide to the science and ethics of using DNA for de-extinction
Here’s How to Avoid Losing Half of Earth’s Species
Basically, don’t stop trying to halt extinction
Ocean Acidification Could Have Driven Earth’s Biggest Mass Extinction
Study shows the world's oceans were dangerously acidic during the Permian Extinction Event
Beetle Species, Weirdly, Almost Never Go Extinct
The world is disproportionately filled with beetles—now, a new study suggests that’s because few species have ever been wiped out
Divers Discover Graveyard Filled With Giant Lemur Skeletons
A Madagascar cave is packed with the bones of extinct species
One-Tenth of Native Mammals in Australia Are Extinct: Blame Cats And Foxes
No other country on Earth has lost a greater proportion of land mammals over the last two centuries; now, a new study zeros in on the cause
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