The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

Sixty six million years ago, sea monsters really existed. They were mosasaurs, huge marine lizards that lived at the same time as the last dinosaurs. Growing up to 12 metres long, mosasaurs looked like a Komodo dragon with flippers and a shark-like tail. They were also wildly diverse, evolving dozens…

Advocates deride $224.5m funding pledge given one study suggests $2bn a year needed to recover 2,000 threatened plants, animals and ecological communities

The federal government will reserve 30 per cent of land for conservation to improve biodiversity and set a goal of no new extinctions in an overhaul of its threatened species action plan.

Environmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this series, we’ve invited them to share their unique photos from the field.

The alleged incident took place on April 16 this year.

The peregrine falcon is likely to have its conservation status upgraded from rare to secure in South Australia, with experts crediting its comeback from near extinction to an ability to adapt to city living.

Making their way from Princes Street to the Scottish Parliament, activists carried out a series of statements as the country's energy price cap rose to a record high.

Demonstrators take to the streets in cities from Plymouth to Glasgow

Hundreds of protesters from groups Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil have marched on Westminster and brought traffic to a standstill on a day of protests across the UK