Scientists are increasingly worried we may be witnessing the start of the “sixth mass extinction” – the first to be caused by ...

Humans will likely go extinct eventually, leaving behind a planet that has to adjust in their wake. While there is no true consensus as to what a human-free world will look like, there are a number of ...

Are humans the only species to drive another to extinction? Tom Ruppel | Dixon, California Human activities are the most prominent cause of species extinction today, but not the only one. A recent ...

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Warnings that humanity is heading toward its own disappearance have shifted from the fringes of science fiction into mainstream research and public debate. Instead of vague prophecies, scientists now ...

The accelerating loss of clean air, drinkable water, CO2-absorbing forests, pollinating insects, protein-rich fish and storm-blocking mangroves -- to name but a few of the dwindling services rendered ...

Humans already intervene in nature through land use, climate impacts, and species management. The harder question is when intervention is responsible. Colossal frames de-extinction as a conservation ...