The human race stands at a critical juncture, where its unchecked expansion and relentless exploitation of the natural world threaten its own survival. The pressing need to amend Protagoras’ aphorism ...

The environmental impact of pet food is little understood, but it is vital that it becomes a greater part of climate ...

Many forms of knowledge work commonly performed by humans today will be eradicated by AI agents. Here's a view of the type of ...

Piecing together the story of Europe’s earliest settlers is a challenge, largely because relevant human fossils are scarce.

The kākāpō, a flightless parrot from New Zealand, has benefitted from dedicated recovery programs. The European bison, which ...

A major review of over 67,000 animal species has found that while the natural world continues to face a biodiversity crisis, targeted conservation efforts are helping bring many species back from the ...

Ancient DNA shows an endangered dove species endemic to Cuba is more genetically distinct than the dodo was before it died out.

Environmental engineer Gian Paolo Daguer leads a volunteer network saving Colombia's endangered native fruits through social ...

A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.

Even though humans are the only remaining hominin species on the planet, our family tree is actually more complicated than ...

In “The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire,” Gee examines the many reasons why the human race finds itself in multiple ...

But humans may be nearly as deadly as giant volcanoes. A 2020 study, for example, found that a smaller extinction event at ...