The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

Human populations need at least 2.7 children per woman—a much higher fertility rate than the 2.1 previously believed—to reliably avoid long-term extinction.

Researchers say the dinosaurs weren’t yet in decline shortly before the extinction event, contradicting previous findings

Eric Trump, speaking in Dubai, warned that traditional banks risk extinction within a decade if they fail to adapt to the rise of blockchain and decentralized finance.

Researchers say there may only be about 1,000 of the reptiles left

Large kangaroos today roam long distances across the outback, often surviving droughts by moving in mobs to find new food when pickings are slim.

A climate protester has been filmed defacing Donald Trump’s presidential plaque inside Trump Tower in New York.

In today’s automotive industry, carmakers can’t just stubbornly continue following their decades-old script. They have to constantly adapt by riding the wave of new technologies, or risk extinction. It seems like Volkswagen finally understands this reality, especially in its second-largest market: China. The automaker’s sales suffered a setback in China in 2024,…

The birth of the Socorro doves marks an important milestone for the Socorro Dove Project, an initiative to bring the species back from extinction.

Environmentalists claim a proposed White House rule is an ‘invitation to drive America’s most imperiled wildlife closer to extinction’

Roger Hallam and Larch Maxey appealed against their convictions at a hearing in London in March.

Over the past week, the media have been inundated with news of the “de-extinction” of the dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus) – a species that went extinct about 13,000 years ago.