Debates over responsibility for past species loss generate heat but little light. Moving forward requires context, evidence and Indigenous knowledge.

Tiny fossil teeth from Colorado are revealing new clues about the very first relatives of primates, including humans.

The Guam kingfisher was extinct in the wild. Through coordinated breeding, cultural consultation, and careful reintroduction ...

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Basically, this mascot is carrying the flag for a quixotic battle to save a dying industry. President Trump has long promoted a revival of the coal industry as one of his signature policies. He took ...

As more species disappear from the planet, it is a stark reminder that conservation efforts are not doing enough. A new study ...

Smithsonian researcher Sarah Johnson studies bison specimens to understand how the species’s genetic diversity changed after its decline ...

Today, only a small number of humans possess the technical capacities and materials necessary for engineering a supervirus.

Tech companies have told MPs and Lords they would welcome greater harmonisation in regulatory standards at a global level.

A 40-year study in the Western Ghats has warned that lion-tailed macaques living in private forest fragments face rising extinction risks despite increasing numbers. Researchers say infrastructure ...

Hundreds joined the march in London’s AI hub to warn against the harms that artificial intelligence could bring. I went along to see what they had to say.

Explore keystone species, extinction, and wildlife crime and learn how you can help preserve biodiversity through World ...