A rapid climate collapse during the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction devastated ocean life and reshuffled Earth’s ecosystems. In the aftermath, jawed vertebrates gained an unexpected edge by surviving ...

The contents of an ancient wolf pup's stomach yields surprising clues into the genetic lineage of extinct species.

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East-west coastlines trap marine species during warming, blocking escape routes and increasing extinction risk over millions ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Joshua trees face an uncertain future. Scientists warn that without significant climate action, the species could ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford has shown that the shape and orientation of coastlines ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, the first wave of a worldwide tsunami now known as the “Sixth Extinction” swept across the ...

The golden toad, native to Costa Rica, has not been officially seen in over 36 years. A 2022 IPCC report named climate change a key driver in the golden toad's extinction. Researchers debated whether ...

Minister Kim Sung-whan of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment frequently says these days, “Humanity could face extinction.” At a seminar on ‘Carbon Neutrality and Energy Policy’ held at ...

The millions of species humans share the world with are valuable in their own right. When one species is lost, it has a ripple effect throughout the ecosystems it existed within. But there's a hidden ...

Nestling in the arid deserts of Southern Australia, there is a creature that has resurrected itself from the mouth of death. Known in the 1990s to be swinging in the dunes of South Australia’s Simpson ...