The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

Two nearby explosive massive star deaths, or supernovas, may have triggered mass extinction events in Earth's distant past, new research suggests.

Aside from Big Ben and the beefeaters outside Buckingham Palace, there isn’t much that’s more iconically London than the black cab. As instantly recognisable to tourists on their first day in the city as they are to lifelong Londoners, our vehicles and the service we provide are part of the…

Labor will push the contentious bill through parliament next week despite concerns about the extinction of the Maugean skate

The ‘poo zoo’ might be the key to preserving genetic diversity

Some cells are still alive within the dung, and could be used to boost genetic diversity in certain species

The End-Permian mass extinction killed an estimated 80% of life on Earth, but new research suggests that plants might have done okay.

In addition to layoffs and hiring freezes, a ‘God squad’ can effectively veto ESA protections for endangered species

Findings may help predict impact of future tsunamis and asteroid impacts, scientists say

Mediterranean monk seals, which previously faced extinction, are making a comeback

NASA’s science programs budget could be slashed by 50 percent in fiscal year 2026, people familiar with the Trump administration’s budget request warn

US biotechnology company Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences has a radical proposal: it wants to resurrect the woolly mammoth from extinction. In a preprint paper published on March 4, scientists at Colossal report making a significant step towards this objective. They genetically modified the DNA of mice to give them mammoth-like…