Researchers present new evidence that the deoxygenation of the ocean wiped out biodiversity during one of the “Big Five” mass extinctions in Earth’s history –…
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Dead bats for sale hang in an Indonesian market. Credit: UC Davis The same processes that threaten wildlife increase our risk of spillover. As COVID-19…
Study from international team of researchers, including University of Massachusetts Amherst biologist John Rowan, shows introduced species can restore a lost world. When cocaine kingpin…
Greek Meadow Viper (Vipera graeca) on Tymfi Mountain in Greece. Credit: Edvárd Mizsei Climate change is a key factor contributing to the likely extinction of…
The common giant tree frog from Madagascar is one of many species impacted by recent climate change. Credit: John J. Wiens University of Arizona researchers…
A female glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) will shine for hours to attract her mate, yet brightening skies will dim her prospects. Credit: Jason Steel – jason-steel.co.uk…
New UNSW research shows the possibility of the iconic Australian platypus becoming extinct because of threats including climate change and human-related habitat loss. Credit: UNSW…
Volcanic activity did not play a direct role in the mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs, according to an international, Yale-led team of researchers.…
A fossil specimen of the uniquely ornamented extinct oyster Agerostrea ungulata, retrieved from the Fezzan region of Libya and found across portions of Africa, Asia,…
A Northwestern University researcher stands on the Lopez de Bertodano Formation, a well-preserved, fossil-rich area on the west side of Seymour Island in Antarctica. Credit:…
Prehistoric and historic walrus skulls, tusks and bone fragments often wash ashore on the southern coast of Snæfellsnes peninsula in Iceland. An international collaboration of…
This is a camera trap image in Vietnam. Credit: Southern Institute of Ecology/Global Wildlife Conservation/Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research/NCNP First-ever photos and footage…
New Zealand is a key area for understanding the diversity of the extinct penguins and has even revealed the existence of ‘giant’ penguin species (larger…
The delicate flower and thread-like flower stalks of Psoralea cataracta, a type of fountain bush which only occurs close to mountain streams in the Tulbagh…