Since the beginning of time, Earth has created life and then wiped out most of it in catastrophic, ultra-destructive moments.

Thousands of glaciers have vanished over the past few decades and as the world continues to heat up, they are expected to disappear at an increasing pace. New research gives a glimpse of just how quic ...

New research finds extinction rates have been declining for a century, challenging assumptions of an ongoing mass extinction.

Polar bears are running out of ice and out of time, yet inside their cells something remarkable is happening. As the Arctic ...

A large fossil study shows young shark and ray species vanish faster, while older species stay stable over time.

Whether a species has just freshly emerged, or it has been around for millions of years does not dictate its vulnerability.

Scientists warn of peak glacier extinction, with thousands disappearing annually by mid-century depending on emissions. This ...

Human activity may be triggering the greatest extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, according to scientists. Their study, based on a review of decades of research on ...

The Colossal Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the science fiction-y Dallas startup, announced Wednesday it had secured an additional $50 million in funding, bringing its total purse to $100 million.

A museum guard interacts with a robot dinosaur at the “Jurassic World: The Exhibition” Press Preview at Odysseum on March 30, 2023, in Cologne, Germany. (Joshua Sammer / Getty Images) If you had a ...

This video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW examines a developing theory that might explain a 250-million-year-old "murder mystery." While several possible causes have been considered for the mass ...