What is a mass extinction? Extinction is a part of life, and animals and plants disappear all the time. About 98% of all the organisms that have ever existed on our planet are now extinct. When a ...

Five times in our planet's history, adverse conditions have extinguished most of life. Now, scientists say, life on Earth could be in trouble again, with some even saying we could be entering a sixth ...

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Extinction Rebellion hit out at the World Wildlife Fund this week as part of their latest demonstrations. The Extinction Rebellion (XR) Youth Solidarity activists protested outside of the conservation ...

No species lasts forever — extinction is part of the evolution of life. But at least five times, a biological catastrophe has engulfed the planet, killing off the vast majority of species from water ...