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150 other species are expected to follow suit in the near future as they have been categorised as critically endangered. (Photo: Instagram)

Three animal species declared extinct in India

Desertification has wiped out the Indian population of the Indian Cheetah, pink-headed duck and the Great Indian Bustard.

10 Sep 2019 2:56 PM

Science is the only hope for the northern white rhino after the death last year of the last male, named Sudan. (Photo: AFP)

Veterinarians taking steps to save northern white rhino species

Scientists a step closer to saving northern white rhino from extinction.

24 Aug 2019 1:25 PM

Loss of species and climate change are the two great challenges facing humanity this century. (Photo: Represenatational/Pixabay)

IUCN releases updated Red List of endangered species

The Red List reveals the extent of wildlife and nature destruction caused by humans.

19 Jul 2019 7:11 PM

In the southern states of Victoria and South Australia, koala populations vary widely from abundant to low or locally extinct. (Photo: Pexels)

Koalas on the verge of extinction

A report claims koalas are ‘functionally extinct’, but what does that mean?

13 May 2019 4:24 PM

COSEWIC noted that Sowerby's Beaked whales are particularly susceptible to noise pollution as the species uses sound to navigate and hunt. (Photo: AFP)

Whale: Endangered wildlife in Canada

Canada lists three whale species as threatened.

07 May 2019 9:09 AM

According to the scientific report, habitat loss is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity and it's happening worldwide. (Photo: AP)

United Nations offers its first report on global biodiversity

Top scientists tell the world how much damage the humans have caused the planet with the latest scientific report on biodiversity.

06 May 2019 2:53 PM

The way humanity produces, distributes and consumes food, accounting for a third of land, 75 per cent of fresh water use and a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions, is especially destructive. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Saving the planet and the human race

Up to a million of Earth's estimated eight million species face extinction, many of them within decades: UN report.

04 May 2019 8:17 PM

The authors emphasise the key role that glaciers play for ecosystems and societies on a global scale. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Extinction of World Heritage glacial predicted by 2100

Studies reveal that World heritage glaciers are set to disappear by 2100.

02 May 2019 9:37 AM

It's not about saving just one or two species from extinction but restoring the biodiversity to let evolution take its natural course. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

The role of crowdfunding in protecting species

Several crowdfunding campaigns have helped to not just save the native species from extinction but also with their rehabilitation.

21 Apr 2019 4:26 PM

The fate of devils on mainland Australia, where they were wiped out by dingoes, or the extinction of the island's Thylacine or "Tasmanian tiger" offers a cautionary warning. (Photo: AFP)

Contagious cancer threatens Tasmanian devils

Tasmanian devils prove quick adaptors in bid for survival.

29 Mar 2019 12:29 PM

Experts estimate that flying insects across Europe have declined 80 per cent on average. (Photo: AFP)

Insects: the key foundation of ecosystems in rapid decline

World witnessing a rampant, 'catastrophic collapse' of insects: Study.

12 Feb 2019 2:09 PM

Researchers are saying that more men may become infertile (Photo: AFP)

Human race may face extinction as sperm quality continues to fall in the west

Changes in testosterone levels as well as rise in testicular cancer are also to be blamed for this development.

08 Oct 2018 7:01 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Can bacteria species go extinct? Yes, they do

New study contradicts widely held scientific thinking that microbe taxa, because of their very large populations, rarely die off.

01 Aug 2018 12:42 PM

Marine areas that can be considered pristine are becoming increasingly rare as fishing and shipping fleets expand their reach. (Photo: AP)

Study finds world's marine wilderness rapidly dwindling

Researchers say most of remaining marine wilderness is unprotected, leaving it vulnerable to being lost.

28 Jul 2018 11:00 AM

Plant biologists are rushing to create a hybrid of the two species of banana in the hope of creating a infection-resistant strain. (Photo: Pixabay)

Beware: Bananas are on the brink of extinction

As devastating tropical disease spreads across crops worldwide, researchers warn that the popular fruit could soon go off tables.

06 Jul 2018 5:50 PM

Using a maths model, the team from University of Rochester in New York calculated what would happen to the planet as population grows. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here are 3 ways human civilisation could go extinct

According to researchers, humanity could go through a soft landing, a gradual die off or full blown collapse.

01 Jun 2018 3:06 PM

While fossil animals like dinosaurs and birds often get more love than fossil plants, plants are critical to understanding life on Earth. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dinosaur killing asteroid wiped out first tree-dwelling birds: Study

The birds that did survive were ground-dwellers, birds whose fossilized remains show longer, sturdier legs like seen in modern ground birds.

26 May 2018 2:33 PM

A ranger takes care of Sudan, who was the world's last male northern white rhino, at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia county in Kenya. A southern white rhino has become pregnant through artificial insemination at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park — giving hope for efforts to save a subspecies of one of the world's most recognizable animals. (Photo: AP)

Doomed white rhino could save species from beyond grave

Scientists have made progress with rhino IVFs and in just few years have successfully harvested female eggs and fertilised them in labs.

26 May 2018 12:11 PM

The most imminent threat to the species discovered last year in Sumatra, Indonesia, is a planned USD 1.6 billion mega-dam project that would be constructed by a Chinese state-owned corporation, researchers said.

World's rarest ape on the edge of extinction

Fewer than 800 members of Tapanuli Orangutan survive and they are constantly under assault from man-made sources.

04 May 2018 4:48 PM

Australia's mammal extinction rate could worsen: Scientists

10 Australian birds and seven mammals whose extinctions could mostly be prevented

24 Apr 2018 4:59 PM

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