Earth's biodiversity is in crisis. An imminent "sixth mass extinction" threatens beloved and important wildlife. It also ...

Instead, he argues that we should aim to prevent human-induced extinction from hitting 0.2 per cent of species – a far cry from the 75 per cent needed to qualify for a mass extinction, and the ...

The world is currently experiencing its sixth mass extinction, with potentially thousands of species lost every year.

As a climate reporter constantly plugged into the world of greenhouse gas inventories and CO2 emissions, this summer staffer ...

You’ve heard it before: we’re well into the sixth mass extinction of life on earth. Only this time, unlike the other five big ones, humans are overwhelmingly the killers responsible.

In the history of Earth, we have documented five major extinctions—cataclysmic events in which the majority of species die out due to some worldwide change—and are currently edging towards the sixth ...

A two-day Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit began in Guyana on Wednesday, with Guyana’s President Dr Irfaan Ali saying that ...

Earth has experienced five mass extinctions throughout its history. Experts argue that we are currently experiencing a sixth one, driven by habitat destruction, invasive species, and climate change.

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Summary "We are currently facing the sixth mass extinction of species in the history of life on Earth, biologists claim--the first one caused by humans. Activists, filmmakers, writers, and artists are ...