The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

The oceans remain vast and inscrutable. While technology has revolutionized our capacity to track threats to biodiversity on land, our understanding of the status of marine biodiversity remains fragmented and biased toward economically high-valued species.

Australia's largest shorebird is being pushed further towards the brink of extinction by people using drones, a study suggests.

In the 2023 American post-apocalyptic drama television series The Last of Us, humans are plunged towards extinction as a fungal infection of the brain zombie-fies most of the species. This may seem far-fetched but fungi can, and do, infect human brains.

Native giraffes are once again roaming a national park in Angola, decades after they were driven to extinction in the country, most likely by its long-running civil war. Fourteen young giraffes were transported to Iona National Park from a game reserve in Namibia last week. Some Angolan giraffes, which are a subspecies…

Research finds that wing size and color influence butterflies' ability to cope with rising temperatures

Bones from the two ancient predatory species were found in the La Brea tar pits in what is now West Hollywood and showed signs of bone disease not normally seen in wild animals.

The volcano beneath Italy erupted 40,000 years ago and had catastrophic impact on Earth's climate — around the same time that the Neanderthals began their slow march to extinction.

Environment Victoria calls for Andrews government to end opposition to commonwealth water purchases to save river

Earth draws parallels between human impact on climate and volcanic eruptions that ripped through planet’s crust 250 million years ago

Filmmaker Josh Appignanesi explains how to discuss the disastrous effects of climate change to your children

From extinction to distinction: a rewilding safari in Argentina’s Iberá Wetlands introduces wildlife lovers to unexpected but equally out-of-this-world nature experiences, finds Laura Field