The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

Dinosaur may have been member of group that later gave rise to birds, say scientists

A new study answers long-held questions about how dinosaurs' mass extinction influenced plant evolution

After being pushed to the brink of extinction, California condors have returned to a slice of Northern California habitat for the first time in 130 years. On Tuesday, four of the big birds flew the coop after being born in a captive-breeding program.

More than 1,800 Australian plants and animals are considered at-risk of extinction, and yet protecting threatened species is almost entirely absent from the current election campaign.

Astronomers are hoping to witness the self-destruction of a star, which could help shed light on the creation of matter in our galaxy

Researchers say ocean life faces a mass die-off by the year 2300, rivalling the great extinctions of Earth's deep past, if humanity fails to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Australia is losing more biodiversity than any other developed nation. Already this year the charismatic and once abundant gang gang cockatoo has been added to our national threatened species list, the koala has been listed as endangered and the Great Barrier Reef suffered another mass bleaching event.

New research warns pressures of rising heat and loss of oxygen are reminiscent of ‘great dying’ that occurred about 250m years ago

In a new study, researchers found that 21 percent of more than 10,000 reptile species studied are at risk of extinction. Many of the top threats to reptiles also threaten most plants and animals.

The adorable trio celebrate their first birthday after being born at the zoo last year in a bid to repopulate the dying Scottish wildcat species before complete extinction.

While comprehensive risk analysis exists for birds and mammals, such estimates are lacking for reptiles