New research finds extinction rates have been declining for a century, challenging assumptions of an ongoing mass extinction.

About 65 million years ago, a mass extinction event occurred, wiping out more than 75% of all species on Earth. There have only been 5 mass extinctions in our planet's 4.5 billion year history. But ...

When it comes to mass extinctions, you probably imagine giant volcanic eruptions or asteroids raining fire from the sky, but ...

The nation's deadly flooding was an "extinction-level disturbance" for the world's rarest great ape, the tapanuli orang utan that cau­sed catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, ...

Britain is in the grips of a fertility crisis. Our total fertility rate (the average number of births per woman) has sunk to ...

Extinction Rebellion is a global environmental movement rebelling against the corporate destruction of a liveable planet.

Indeed, recent studies have indicated that the humble honey bee possesses a remarkable talent for mathematics and can even ...

A sudden, unexplained mass die-off is decimating sea urchins around the world, including catastrophic losses in the Canary ...

Few moments in paleontology are as exciting as the discovery of dinosaur eggs. These fragile and ancient specimens offer a ...

This month's "Insights & Outcomes" celebrates some tiny scientific wonders, from subatomic particles and hidden brain networks to creatures that ...

A mass sea urchin die-off has pushed Canary Islands populations to historic lows, with scientists warning of long-term reef ...

Time magazine's list of candidates for Person of the Year is out, but it's missing one of the year's most important people: ...