In “The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire,” Gee examines the many reasons why the human race finds itself in multiple ...

What the dodo symbolizes has changed over time. It has been, variously, a parable, a joke and a warning. When we see it as an ...

"It's not easy, it's not quick, but it is possible." Researchers stunned by unexpected resurgence of creature from brink of ...

Few people could write so genially, even humorously, about our existential crisis. Henry Gee can, in his excellent new book ...

Human actions, such as incidental fishing and ineffective policies, push one-third of shark populations toward extinction.

New research has confirmed that moa, New Zealand’s giant, flightless birds, went extinct within just 300 years of human ...

A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.

The kākāpō, a flightless parrot from New Zealand, has benefitted from dedicated recovery programs. The European bison, which ...

The chocolate industry's insatiable demand for cocoa is pushing the Goliath beetle to the brink of extinction.

A major review of over 67,000 animal species has found that while the natural world continues to face a biodiversity crisis, targeted conservation efforts are helping bring many species back from the ...

Using data from over 10,000 herbarium specimens, Smithsonian scientists uncover the urgent conservation needs of the plants, ...

Kim Hoe-jin, senior manager of the headquarters of the Seed Vault Center, on Feb. 19 looks at specimens at her facility, ...