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
Vinegar-Like Acid Rain May Have Fallen During Earth’s Worst Extinction
Vanilla-flavored rocks hint at a planet scoured by intense acid rain during the Great Dying 252 million years ago
There Are Probably Just Five Northern White Rhinos Left
The death of a captive rhino at the San Diego Zoo brings the species closer to imminent extinction
The Threatened Birds in These Artworks Might One Day Go the Way of the Dodo
The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s exhibition explores mankind’s relationship to birds and the natural world
What Appears to Be a Complete Mammoth Skeleton Was Discovered in an Idaho Ditch
A nearby reservoir has just covered the fossil in water, however, postponing the excavation
Wildlife Around the World Has Declined by About 50 Percent Since 1970
Fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles are disappearing quickly
Lonesome George, the Last Tortoise of His Kind, Is on Posthumous Display in NYC
Driven to extinction by overhunting, the world’s last Pinta Island tortoise is now a taxidermy display at New York’s American Museum of Natural History
Egypt’s Mammal Extinctions Tracked Through 6,000 Years of Art
Tomb goods and historical texts show how a drying climate and an expanding human population took their toll on the region’s wildlife
100 Years After Her Death, Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon, Still Resonates
The famed bird now finds itself at the center of a flap over de-extinction
Surprise! Science Shows That Elephant Poaching Is Unsustainable
For the first time, scientists have made a comprehensive tally of illegal killing rates across Africa
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