In school, we learned about the asteroid that wiped out an estimated 76% of all creatures. Scientists now call this the fifth mass extinction. You’re reading that correctly: throughout Earth’s history ...

About 65 million years ago, a mass extinction event occurred, wiping out more than 75% of all species on Earth. There have ...

Humans have been shaping their environment since time immemorial. From cities to farms to highways, our impact has grown so large that we've pushed planetary boundaries, fueling concerns about climate ...

The Earth has lived through 5 mass extinctions of animals and plants. The last one - 66 million years ago - took out the dinosaurs. That extinction is believed to have been caused by a giant asteroid ...

It is often said that we are living through the sixth mass extinction, this one induced by human activity. The point is well made: the present biodiversity crisis appears to be comparable in ...

The idea of a creeping mass extinction has served as one of the scary subplots of our ongoing climate drama. For decades, scientists have warned that we may be on the cusp of, or already entering, the ...

(CNN) — Humans have wiped out hundreds of species — with many more on the brink or experiencing large declines in population. Some scientists have argued that we have entered a “sixth mass extinction” ...

Rural Pine River columnists talk about the rapid decline in plants, animals and insects that adversely affects our planet.

It’s spring, time to celebrate the baby bison at the CSKT Bison Range! We can celebrate them not just because spring and a new generation always signifies hope, but also ...