Extinction is a natural process, but it's happening at 1,000 times the normal speed
The Earth is losing more and more biodiversity every day, and we should all be worried
Sixth mass extinction more severe than estimated, 73 genera vanished since 1500: Study
Human actions fuel surge of genus extinctions; extinctions due in 18,000 years happened in last 5 decades
Australia to make efforts at saving koalas, 108 other ‘priority species’ over next 10 years
Canberra launches new federal action plan for threatened species conservation and recovery
2022 too short, too far: A sixth mass extinction is unfolding
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
Mammals under threat: 2nd extinction wave underway in Australia, Caribbean
New study predicts 558 species of mammals to be extinct by turn of century
What happens to the natural world if all the insects disappear?
When insect numbers decrease everything higher up in the food web will suffer. This is already happening
Simply Put: Preventing extinction
Simply Put: Sixth Mass Extinction
Simply Put: 6th mass extinction
Simply Put: The supreme invasive species
Humans now drive evolution on Earth, both creating and destroying species
Human activity doesn't just reduce biodiversity – new research explores how we are continually creating newspecies and ecos
Plants are going extinct up to 350 times faster than the historical norm
Conserving biodiversity 'hotspots' like Madagascar doesn't mean leaving out coldspots
Giant sea lizards: Fossils in Morocco reveal astounding diversity of marine life 66 mn years ago
Far from declining at the end of the Cretaceous, marine reptiles — especially mosasaurs — evolved to become increasingly diverse
Look back at the decade: Extinction
Future loss of species to reduce plant production
A season in hell: Bushfires push at least 20 threatened species closer to extinction
Burnt species include the long-footed potoroo, Kangaroo Island’s glossy black-cockatoo and the Spring midge orchid
Six million hectares of threatened species habitat up in smoke
The Australian bushfire is wreaking havoc on the fauna of the country
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (December 29, 2019 – January 5, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Sixth mass extinction will be worse than previously thought, say scientists
The population of around 33% of the species currently categorised as ‘non-threatened’ by the IUCN Red List show a declining trend
Rare dinosaur eggs found in Narmada Valley show how ancient reptiles shared traits with today’s birds: Study
Eggs belong to 6 species, suggesting a higher diversity of these extinct giants in India
Good while it lasted - III: Why this is a mass extinction
All evidence and calculations indicate a bleak situation for bio
Island at sea
Four more countries join global coalition to protect pollinators
This takes the number of signatories for the ‘Coalition of the Willing on Pollinators’ to 16
Good while it lasted - II: 6th mass extinction an all pervasive loss
The loss of biodiversity is on land, water and air, across all continents, and indicates mass extinction
Podcast: Humanity’s extermination of species will boomerang on it
Every species is a part of Nature’s chain; If one goes, the entire chain will collapse or at least be disturbed
To cull or not
The killing of a gorilla in the Cincinnati Zoo renews the moral existential dilemma