The world around us is constantly changing, and with these changes come questions that challenge our understanding of life on ...

The near-extinction of India’s vultures due to diclofenac poisoning triggered an ecological and public health crisis. As ...

Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing ...

Scientists from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have compared several methods ...

Scientists use fossil pollen to study ancient plant diversity and guide future conservation action strategies worldwide.

The museum hopes that after learning about the planet’s prehistoric past, people will do more to preserve Earth’s future.

Human activity—causing land use change, global warming, and pollution—are driving heightened extinction rates and population declines across many taxa. Some scientists argue we’re currently facing a ...