The Trump administration introduced a rule on Wednesday that would redefine “harm” under the Endangered Species Act. The ...

"Our results," says Greco, "suggest the existence of anthropogenic extinction filtering acting on mammals in tropical forests, whereby human overpopulation has driven the most sensitive species to ...

Apple TV+’s Silo, Amazon’s Fallout, and Hulu’s Paradise are, one, hugely popular (the former was granted a third season; the ...

Cloning and Genetic Reconstruction: Scientists often extract DNA from preserved specimens to recreate genomes partially. Successful trials include integrating modern genetic information with ancient ...

Have human beings permanently changed the planet? That seemingly simple question has sparked a new battle between geologists and environmental advocates over what to call the time period we live ...

Although there have been mass extinction events in Earth's history where vast swathes of life have been wiped out, until now they have all been triggered by natural causes like asteroids and volcanic ...

Increasingly, researchers are doing the numbers, and saying, yes, if present trends continue, a mass extinction is very likely underway. The evidence is pieced together from details drawn from all ...

Tragically, approximately 60 percent of primates are now threatened with extinction, and more than 75 percent have populations that are in precipitous decline as a consequence of escalating ...

The article, signed by researchers from Princeton University, recalls that the emission of large amounts of anthropogenic ... past episodes of mass extinction caused by global environmental ...