Roughly 13,000 years ago, Ice Age animals such as saber-toothed cats, the American lion and mammoths started going extinct in the Los Angeles basin, about a thousand years before their extinction in ...

The phenomenon of species extinction is a natural part of evolution, with about 500 species having disappeared in the past century, and a recent study suggests that the loss is not limited to ...

Human activity has accelerated extinction rates, raising concerns that we may be entering a sixth mass extinction.

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Feb. 12 (UPI) --Nearly half of the more than 1,100 migratory species that signatories to a United Nations treaty are pledged to protect are in decline and one in five may become extinct, the U.N.

The millions of species humans share the world with are valuable in their own right. When one species is lost, it has a ...

(NEW YORK) — Humans are pushing one million species to the brink of extinction, and nature is declining “at rates unprecedented in human history,” according to a new report from the United Nations. A ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. A conservationist rescues a vulture in Naivasha, Nakuru County. [Courtesy] On the first ...

On the first Saturday of September every year, the world celebrates International Vulture Awareness Day to raise awareness about the plight of vultures. These magnificent birds are staring at a bleak ...