The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

Ecological calamity on the Caribbean island demonstrates how quickly wildlife can be destroyed, scientists say

Indian classrooms are witnessing a transformation in terms of linguistic diversity, but how should this be effectively managed? Globalization has led to the standardization of languages, risking the extinction of local and indigenous languages and their associated cultures. To counter this, India should embrace translanguaging practices, providing teachers with adequate…

Living in carnivorous plants or rolling like balls to flee from predators, amphibians on these tabletop peaks evolved like no others. Can they avoid extinction as their home heats up?

Nineteen captive-bred cats released at secret location in Cairngorms in first phase of rewilding project

A federal inquiry says NSW must allow the aerial culling of brumbies in the Australian Alps, saying they pose an immediate extinction risk for native species.

For generations, Neanderthals have been a source of fascination for scientists. This species of ancient hominim inhabited the world for around 500,000 years until they suddenly disappeared around 40,000 years ago. Today, the cause of their extinction remains a mystery.

Australia is doing a very poor job of working out if its unique plants are in danger of extinction, scientists warn.

A recent study based on the second global amphibian assessment undertaken by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Amphibian Red List Authority found roughly 41% of amphibian species worldwide to be facing the threat of gradual extinction.

66 million years ago, the Cretaceous period ended. Dinosaurs disappeared, along with around 90% of all species on Earth. Was it a slow, inevitable decline, or did the end come quickly, driven by a disaster?

For most of human history, we didn't think the end could possibly happen. These days, we can hardly count the ways

Overlapping prey availability or habitat suitability could dictate a positive association between dholes and tigers, facilitating co-existence or even cooperative behaviours between the two species of carnivores, a new study has found. The dhole or Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus) is the only endangered wild pack-living canid in the tropical Indian…