The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

Life on Earth is undergoing a period of mass extinction – the sixth in history, and the first caused by humans. As species disappear at an alarming rate, we have learned that we understand only a fraction of Earth’s variety of life.

Government’s oceans review also presents grim picture of species under threat of extinction including seabirds and mammals

Huge scale of human-driven loss of species demands urgent action, say world’s leading scientists

With just nine residents, the Peloponnese retreat of Vamvakou was on the brink of extinction. Now it’s at the centre of a multi-million-euro project to lure back tourists and transform it into a tech hub

Two Extinction Rebellion activists, one a Lismore resident, glued their hands to the perspex over a Picasso painting on Sunday — here's why.

In New Zealand, tattooing is offering indigenous communities a way to "decolonise". Far from simple body art, traditional Māori tattooing, known as tā moko, can symbolise status and growth within Māori communities. After being at risk of extinction for decades under British colonial rule in New Zealand, tā moko is…

From mountain top ceremonies to immersive art, people are finding new ways to express feelings of grief – and guilt

Two people were arrested and later released without charge over the protest at the National Gallery of Victoria

Ok I don't like it, Picasso.

Police have arrested three protesters, after two of them glued their hands to the protective covering on a Picasso painting.

A community famous for whaling is now facilitating an ambitious research project designed to help protect a species under threat.