New research finds extinction rates have been declining for a century, challenging assumptions of an ongoing mass extinction.

Unless climate change is curbed, Earth's oceans could see a mass extinction of marine life unlike anything the planet has seen for millions of years, according to a new study published Thursday. "If ...

An artificial intelligence arms race between countries and corporations to see who can develop the most powerful AI machines could create an existential threat to humanity, the co-founder of an AI ...

As out-of-control heat cooks our planet, shattering temperature records for the last 13 consecutive months, it melts polar ice and raises sea levels. Most people are familiar with how this works, but ...

Mass extinctions, volcanism, and impacts: The geological extinction record : history, data, biases, and testing / Norman MacLeod -- Large igneous provinces and mass extinctions : an update / David P.G ...

Accurate forecasting has long been an art and a science, but when the stakes are high, it is smart to make it into a tournament. Researchers recently systematically surveyed two competing groups of ...

this is stuff you never tell your sweet, innocent children. after all don't want to scare the bejeezuz out of them before they have a chance to enjoy all the wonderful opportunities of having endless ...

Tropical waters would experience the greatest loss of biodiversity, while polar species are at the highest risk of extinction. Climate-driven ocean warming and oxygen depletion would be the primary ...