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All of the Reasons Scientists Are Certain We Are Now Living in the Anthropocene
24 scientists from top universities around the world say they have hard evidence that humans have irrevocably altered Earth’s geology.
'The Great Dying' May Not Have Been So Great
New findings suggest that the formerly agreed-upon rates of terrestrial extinctions may be inaccurate.
The Near-Term Extinction Movement Is Embracing the End Times
Meet the movement that's preaching peace and compassion in the face of inevitable apocalypse.
We Are 100%, For Sure, in the Middle of a Major Extinction Event
Even a new study with very conservative estimations show animals are disappearing at an alarming rate.
Earth Has 52 Percent Fewer Wild Animals Today Than in 1970: Report
Surprise, surprise: Habitat degradation and exploitation are the biggest animal killers.
What Wiped Out the Dinosaurs? Very, Very Bad Luck
An asteroid impact a few million years earlier or later, and we might still have dinosaurs.
Big Data Vs. The Sixth Great Extinction Event
Species are going extinct at 1,000 times the normal rate, and scientists are hoping tools like crowd-sourced wildlife databases, apps, and conservation drones can turn the tide.
Three Things Humanity Needs to Do to Survive the Apocalypse
Apocalypse buff Annalee Newitz has some advice if we want to avoid an untimely end.
Dimetrodon, the Solar-Powered, Sail-Backed Scourge Before the Dinosaurs
An ode to the Permian badass who is more closely related to mammals than dinosaurs.
These Animals Went Extinct While the Government Was Deciding Whether or Not to Protect Them
At least 85 species have gone extinct without ever making it onto the Endangered Species Act. More are on the way.