species extinction

‘Biggest and smallest creatures at top risk of extinction’

Animals on both the large and small side of the spectrum face the most risk of extinction -- but for very different reasons, each with vast consequences for the planet, researchers said Monday.

Underwater Fossil Graveyard Reveals Toll of Human-Caused Extinction

On Abaco Island, a graveyard of fossils at the bottom of a flooded sinkhole suggests that humans caused more animals to go extinct than natural changes in the climate

September 19, 2017
September 19, 2017

‘Biggest and smallest creatures at top risk of extinction’

Animals on both the large and small side of the spectrum face the most risk of extinction -- but for very different reasons, each with vast consequences for the planet, researchers said Monday.

October 28, 2015
October 28, 2015

Underwater Fossil Graveyard Reveals Toll of Human-Caused Extinction

On Abaco Island, a graveyard of fossils at the bottom of a flooded sinkhole suggests that humans caused more animals to go extinct than natural changes in the climate