“Extinct” Pinatubo Volcano Mouse Rediscovered on Volcano That Erupted 30 Years Ago
A small mouse rediscovered on a volcano that erupted 30 years ago provides hope for wildlife conservation in the Philippines. In June 1991, Mount Pinatubo,…
Extinction
It’s Not Too Late! 102 Species at Risk of Extinction Can Be Saved
Co-governance model for implementing conservation management plan gives species their best chances of survival. The Fraser River estuary in British Columbia is home to 102…
Global Extinction Risk Assessment: Nearly One-Third of Oaks Are Threatened With Extinction
First complete global extinction risk assessment reveals bleak future for keystone species. An estimated 31% of the world’s oak species are threatened with extinction according…
Zoonomia Project: Largest Set of Mammalian Genomes Reveals Species at Risk of Extinction
The Zoonomia Project has released this vast dataset to advance both biomedical research and biodiversity conservation. An international team of researchers with an effort called…
Giants of Madagascar Driven to Extinction by Humans and Climate Change
The entire endemic megafauna of Madagascar and the Mascarene islands was eliminated during the past millennium. To investigate possible drivers of this extinction, an international…
Early Human Species Likely Driven to Extinction by Climate Change
Of the six or more different species of early humans, all belonging to the genus Homo, only we Homo sapiens have managed to survive. Now,…
Scientists Discover Extinctions Linked to New Communities of Species
Scientists have found that as the world undergoes profound environmental change, identifying and protecting ‘novel’ communities of species can help prevent extinctions within vulnerable ecosystems….
New Biochemical Research Shows Past Tropical Forest Changes Drove Megafauna and Hominin Extinctions
New biochemical research shows significant turnovers in Southeast Asian environments and animals during the Pleistocene. In a paper published today in the journal Nature, scientists from…
Dawn of the Dinosaurs Triggered by Newly Discovered Mass Extinction Event
Huge volcanic eruptions 233 million years ago pumped carbon dioxide, methane and water vapour into the atmosphere. This series of violent explosions, on what we…
Asteroid vs. Volcanoes: New Modeling Shows What Made the Earth Uninhabitable for Dinosaurs
Modeling of the Chicxulub asteroid impact 66 million years ago shows it created a world largely unsuitable for dinosaurs to live in. The asteroid, which…
New Insight Into the Great Dying – Earth’s Most Deadly Mass Extinction Event Disrupted Ocean Chemistry
A new study shows for the first time that the collapse of terrestrial ecosystems during Earth’s most deadly mass extinction event was directly responsible for…
Coal-Burning in Siberia 250 Million Years Ago Led to Climate Change & Caused the Earth’s Most Severe Extinction Event
A team of researchers led by Arizona State University School of Earth and Space Exploration Professor Lindy Elkins-Tanton has provided the first ever direct evidence that extensive…
Mass Extinction Event Caused by Erosion of the Ozone Layer
Researchers at the University of Southampton have shown that an extinction event 360 million years ago, that killed much of the Earth’s plant and freshwater…
Asteroid That Doomed the Dinosaurs Struck Earth at “Deadliest Possible” Angle
New simulations from Imperial College London have revealed the asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs struck Earth at the ‘deadliest possible’ angle. The simulations show that…
Extinction of Threatened Marine Megafauna Would Lead to Devastating Loss in Functional Diversity
The extinction of threatened marine megafauna species could result in larger than expected losses in functional diversity, according to research led by Swansea University. In…
‘A Really Bad Time to Be Alive’ – Ocean Deoxygenation Linked to Ancient Die-Off
Researchers present new evidence that the deoxygenation of the ocean wiped out biodiversity during one of the “Big Five” mass extinctions in Earth’s history –…
Virus Spillover, Wildlife Extinction and the Environment – It’s All Interlinked
The same processes that threaten wildlife increase our risk of spillover. As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, a common question is, can infectious diseases be…
How Pablo Escobar’s Hippos Can Counteract a Legacy of Extinctions and Restore a Lost World
Study from international team of researchers, including University of Massachusetts Amherst biologist John Rowan, shows introduced species can restore a lost world. When cocaine kingpin…