The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

‘Supercontinent’ could make Earth uninhabitable in 250m years, study predicts

Extreme temperatures, radiation and collapse of food supply created by merging of continents would cause mass extinction

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023

Giant sea lizards: fossils in Morocco reveal the astounding diversity of marine life 66 million years ago, just before the asteroid hit

Sixty-six million years ago, the Cretaceous period ended. Dinosaurs disappeared, along with around 90% of all species on Earth. The patterns and causes of this extinction have been debated since palaeontology began. Was it a slow, inevitable decline, or did the end come quickly, driven by a sudden, unpredictable disaster?

The Conversation · Sep 25, 2023

Netflix releases epic trailer for Morgan Freeman-narrated nature documentary Life on Our Planet

Steven Spielberg executive produces new series, which dramatises five global extinction events

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023

Experts warn of a "biological holocaust"

Between 1500 and 2022, two orders, 10 families, and 71 genera of animals went extinct thanks to humans

Salon · Sep 19, 2023

‘Driving us to ruin’: Netherlands climate protesters fight fossil fuels

Sieger Sloot convicted for social media appeals to block motorway to protest huge subsidies for fossil fuel companies.

Al Jazeera · Sep 19, 2023

‘Mutilating the tree of life’: Wildlife loss accelerating, scientists warn

Study finds species groups are going extinct 35 times faster than the previous million years because of human activity

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2023

Extinction Rebellion pour fake oil over steps of Labour HQ

Activists are calling on the party to cancel any oil licences granted by the Conservatives before the next election if it comes to power.

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

Extinction Rebellion activists scale Labour HQ and set off smoke grenades

Eco activists scaled Labour’s London headquarters on Monday and doused its front steps in black paint.

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2023

Livings with lizards and insects

Humans evolved from physics to chemistry to biology, leading to Homo genus 2.5 million years ago. Homo sapiens wiped out many species, including some of their own, and now live in the Anthropocene age. Cockroaches, mice, and lizards are some of the few creatures that have survived and still scare…

The Hindu · Sep 16, 2023

Climate protesters clash with Uber Blade users in New York after blocking heliport entrance

Six Extinction Rebellion protesters arrested after blockading the West 30th St heliport

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023