Did Humans Nearly Go Extinct 900,000 Years Ago? A Biologist Explains
At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what…
Meet The Silver-Backed Chevrotain — A Mouse-Deer That Vanished For 25 Years, Rediscovered By A Camera Trap
Once written off as extinct, the silver-backed chevrotain forces scientists to confront how much of biodiversity still lives…
Woolly rhino flesh pulled from ancient wolf stomach gives clues to ice age giant’s extinction
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Study: Late Ordovician Mass Extinction Cleared Way for First Fishes
A long-standing mystery in vertebrate evolution — why most major fish lineages appear suddenly in the fossil record…
From ‘psychedelic’ spiders to European eels: 10 species heading into 2026 on the brink of extinction
Conservationists warn the world can “no longer afford” to delay climate action to protect and restore our planet’s…
Top new species from 2025
Scientists described several new species this past year, including a tiny marsupial, a Himalayan bat, an ancient…
How the hunt for a perfect picture has pushed the ‘magical’ galaxy frog towards extinction
Published on 20/12/2025 – 8:00 GMT+1 A group of endangered galaxy frogs, famed for their striking blue speckles…
Sumatra floods were ‘extinction level’ for rare orangutans – Environment
umatra’s deadly flooding was an “extinction-level disturbance” for the world’s rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic…
62,000 African Penguins Starving to Death Highlights Humanity-Driven Extinction Crisis
A study published this week about tens of thousands of starving African penguins is highlighting what scientists warn…
One of the world’s most endangered species is being ‘eaten into extinction’, researchers warn
Published on 26/11/2025 – 13:00 GMT+1 Lemurs are at serious risk of being driven into extinction as affluent…
Australia’s Only Shrew is Now officially Extinct, Killed by Non-native Species Introduced by Humans
The Christmas Island shrew was a small, short-legged creature with a pointed muzzle. Like other shrews, it resembled…
Plant and animal extinctions slow but experts warn human activity still poses ‘significant’ risks
Extinction rates have slowed across many plant and animal groups, despite claims that the planet is experiencing another…