The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

The Earth is losing animals, plants and other living things so fast that some scientists believe the planet is entering its sixth mass extinction. But there’s some surprising good news: Urban areas may be key to slowing down or even reversing this crisis.

A group of current and former OpenAI and Google DeepMind employees warn of AI risks and inadequate whistleblower protection

The NSW government has argued that a bid by bush users to halt aerial culling of brumbies in the Snowy Mountains would harm species on the verge of extinction.

AI experts argued developers in field need strong worker protections to be able to warn public about nature of new technologies

The Coalition has no climate policy. But Labor’s positions are undermined by its confused stance on gas and the delay of new environmental laws

With extinction a real possibility for an ancient Tasmanian species, supermarkets are defending the credentials of the farmed salmon it accepts from the state.

Palestine Action, Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion to be highlighted in report by John Woodcock for ‘dangerous’ tactics

Our government has great aspirations. It has committed to end extinctions and expand our protected areas to cover 30% of every Australian ecosystem by 2030. This is part of its Nature Positive Plan, aligned with the 2022 Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity pact. The goal is not just to conserve nature but…

In a revolutionary approach, scientists are hoping that modifying the marsupial’s genes to resist cane toads’ toxin will save it from extinction

A childhood passion for heritage conservation and an unfulfilled desire of chalking out a career as a museologist culminated in this farmer conceiving his own museum -- of rice varieties -- which is one of its kind in Karnataka.

One former Tory assembly member said the party could face “a nationwide extinction level event” if it does not learn lessons from the mayoral race