The latest findings suggest that vaquitas may survive, even with a reduced genetic diversity, if illegal fishing ends. One theory suggests its population has been relatively small, yet resilient all ...

Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park franchise is defined by one simple, yet brilliant quote from Jeff Goldblum's Dr. Ian Malcolm ...

Global warming extinctions usually have people picturing the last polar bears or other furry critters disappearing.

No matter how fast a species under threat can move, escape can only be successful if the new destination can meet its needs. An ecological modeling study from the University of California, Davis, ...

The ecological modeling study shows that many plants face a "high risk" of extinction by the end of the century.

For some years, I’ve been interested in the Marxist concepts of base and superstructure —  specifically what they suggest is ...

The bluebuck vanished from the southern tip of Africa around 1800, hunted to extinction only 34 years after European ...

Rare species found around volcanic vents or seamounts on the ocean floor could be put at risk of extinction by deep-sea mining, scientists have found in a sweeping review of studies published over the ...

Last week marked exactly forty years since Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant detonated at 1:23 a.m. on 26 April 1986, scattering radioactive caesium across Europe and permanently ...

Whales around the world are washing up on our coastlines. Learn more about why this is happening and what you can do to help.