Prominent research studies have suggested that our planet is currently experiencing another mass extinction, based on extrapolating extinctions from the past 500 years into the future and the idea ...
Humans have wiped out hundreds of species — with many more on the brink or experiencing large declines in population. Some scientists have argued that we have entered a “sixth mass extinction” event ...
The global loss of species has long been seen as one of the greatest threats to life on Earth. For decades, scientists have warned that human activity is pushing plants and animals towards extinction ...