Extinction

Jurassic Park: What the world would look like if dinosaurs hadn't gone extinct

The catastrophic event in which an asteroid struck the Earth and killed over 90 per cent of all species, including dinosaurs, allowed for human evolution

Explained: How receding ice threatens the existence of Canada's polar bears

The whole annual rhythm of the polar bear is in peril as their fasting period is lasting longer due to the rise in temperatures, and birth rates are also dropping as they have to scavenge for food

Red list status shows we're on the cusp of the sixth extinction event, says IUCN head

The Red List is not policy prescriptive, it's really just a statement of fact –- this is what the status of the species is.

Lions and cheetahs closer to extinction than IUCN Red List suggests

The ratio of people to cheetahs on Earth is roughly a million-to-one

Seagrass meadows provide essential services for marine life, need to be protected say experts

A wide range of animals depend on them, including tiny invertebrates that are a food source to fish prized by small-scale, artisanal fishing operations.

Third of global tree species threatened with extinction due to farming, logging

Forest ecosystems can collapse when they are subjected to multiple stressors -- like fire, logging and the break up of habitat -- that have the potential to interact and "drive abrupt ecological change."

Nearly 300 biodiversity 'hot spots' at risk of extinction due to global warming: Study

So-called endemic species — plants and animals found exclusively in a specific area — will be hit hardest in a warming world.

Five new shrub frog species have been discovered in the Western Ghats as part of a decade long study

Scientists are looking for evidence for the population decline and is there are any threats, in order to protect them from extinction.

Future seems uncertain: Breathing life into the Corpse flower that smells like death

Corpse flowers aren’t doing great in their native home of Sumatra, as they are dwindling because of deforestation for lumber and crops.

Flightless bird species were more diverse, common before human-driven extinctions

Most islands on Earth had flightless birds on them before humans emerged as the dominant species.