To Save the Oceans, These Guys Are Turning to Sci-Fi
Large carnivores under threat as prey they depend on decline
Up to 60 per cent of prey species of iconic predators, such as the clouded leopard, are threatened, which puts them at risk of extinction, too
Humanity Is Killing Off Thousands of Species. But It’s Creating Them, Too
Conserving the world’s rarest fish may mean letting it die out
The famous pupfish from Devil's Hole in California may be just the latest in the long cycle of birth – and extinction – of unique fish species in this cave
Nola the White Northern Rhino’s Death Leaves Just Three on Earth
Nola's death is a real-time window on extinction.
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Biologists Could Soon Resurrect Extinct Species. But Should They?
Resurrection science represents an attempt to preserve nature by some of the most unnatural means possible.
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What It’s Like to Watch a Species Go Extinct
When scientists talk about the sixth extinction, there's one example that stands out above all others: amphibians.
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