As the Arctic warms and sea ice disappears, polar bears are being pushed into conditions they have never faced before. Their hunting grounds are shrinking, food is becoming harder to find, and their ...

Scientists know climate change will cause extinctions, but just how many species might disappear in a warmer world has been harder to pin down. A new study out today tries to estimate how much of ...

"They're not there," he said. "It seems like the species is now extinct." Yarrow's spiny lizards may be extinct in the Mule Mountains of Arizona after living there for 3 million years. / Credit: ...

Habitat loss, deforestation, the illegal wildlife trade and climate change are pushing these extraordinary species towards ...

Whale watching is a fan favorite pastime off the coast of Southern California, but one species you may have seen is nearing the brink of possible extinction due to ongoing climate change. Gray whales ...

Located in the northeastern portion of Canada, Hudson Bay is known for its cooler temperatures, with the southern areas of the bay offering subarctic temperatures that used to be perfect for polar ...

Every new extinction ripples out beyond the affected species, from ecosystems to human knowledge across culture, spirituality ...

One of the persistent claims made across the twentieth century is that humans are causing mass extinction of species, both in rate and numbers, unseen since the end of the age of dinosaurs. I ...