When you think of extinct animals, you might go to a saber-toothed cat, or the infamous dodo. But there are, unfortunately, a lot more recent animals that have gone the way of that ill-fated bird. And ...

Researchers believe that a new epoch may have begun on the Moon back in 1959, when humans first affected the surface. Dubbed the “Lunar Anthropocene,” the epoch has now seen over 100 spacecraft visit ...

During the Miocene, Europe was home to a mysterious group of great apes known as Dryopithecini. Fossils discovered in France, Spain, and Austria reveal an extinct ape with features that blur the line ...

Hopefully, we can learn to manage the planet in such a way that the Anthropocene extinction can be stopped. But if there is one thing we’ve learned from the history of past mass extinctions, it is ...

The only viable solution to the climate problem is fewer people. More like 1 billion than 8 billion. My wife and I did our part, no kids. Others are catching on to this, but it's too late now. I lived ...

A nature reserve is expanding in a move which it is hoped will help species such as the endangered capercaillie. RSPB Scotland announced that the purchase of new land at RSPB Abernethy nature reserve ...

Human-wildlife conflict has driven the decline of once-abundant species and is pushing others to the brink of extinction.

Live and feeder cattle futures saw a higher opening but quickly saw some profit taking set in. Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the futures are overbought after last week’s higher weekly ...

In 1954, Loch Garten became famous for hosting the first confirmed pair of breeding Ospreys to nest in the UK since the species went extinct in 1916 due to human persecution and habitat loss. RSPB ...

A Highland nature reserve famed as a home for ospreys has been expanded - 50 years after the protected area was created. In 1954, Loch Garten, north of Aviemore, had the first confirmed pair of ...