The idea that extreme climate change could one day cause a mass extinction and end the human dominance is not as farfetched as it may seem.

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

A funding crisis at the Museum of the Earth and the Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca, N.Y., could scatter ...

A large fossil study shows young shark and ray species vanish faster, while older species stay stable over time.

Indonesia's deadly flooding was an "extinction-level disturbance" for the world's rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, ...

Thousands of glaciers have vanished over the past few decades and as the world continues to heat up, they are expected to disappear at an increasing pace. New research gives a glimpse of just how quic ...

Hunter Biden is sounding an alarm about the next wave of automation, warning that artificial intelligence and advanced software could wipe out millions of white-collar jobs that once looked safe. He ...

This article adheres to strict editorial standards. Some or all links may be monetized. Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, is sounding the alarm about a looming threat to American jobs — ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...

A recent climate study from the University of Wollongong suggests that Homo floresiensis, the small early human species from ...