News story from Huffington Post UK on Friday 30 June 2017
Huffington Post UK,
Five mass extinctions—and what we can learn from them about the planet today
Phys.org,
Home Earth Earth Sciences June 29, 2017 June 29, 2017 by Alex Dunhill, The Conversation Of all the species that have ever lived…
Five mass extinctions – and what we can learn from them about the planet today
The Conversation,
Of all the species that have ever lived, more than 99% are now extinct. Most of them quietly disappeared during periods of “backg…
Five mass extinctions – and what we can learn from them about the planet today
Yahoo! News,
Of all the species that have ever lived, more than 99% are now extinct. Most of them quietly disappeared during periods of “backg…
Research suggests less affluent countries more dedicated to wildlife conservation than rich countries
Mongabay,
A team of researchers with Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) and non-profit conservation…
Сегодняшние дети могут пережить машинный суперинтеллект, марсианские колонии и ядерную атаку
Vice,
Объявлять, что будущее исполнено «как великой надежды, так и великой опасности», уже неоригинально.
Trump’s scandals are dangerous: Because they’re distracting us from the grave threats to human civilization
Salon,
The Russia scandal could endanger democracy — but there are far bigger issues that threaten our species' survival Phil Torres…
Today’s Kids Could Live Through Machine Superintelligence, Martian Colonies, and a Nuclear Attack
Vice,
It has become a cliche to declare that the future is full of both "great promise and great peril." Nonetheless, this aphorism…
Giraffes are in trouble, but they can be saved. Here's what needs to happen
World Economic Forum,
On April 19 of this year, five major wildlife protection groups petitioned the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to list…
Endangered Species And How The US Can Help Giraffes Survive
International Business Times,
On April 19 of this year, five major wildlife protection groups petitioned the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to list…
Endangered Species And How The US Can Help Giraffes Survive
Yahoo!,
On April 19 of this year, five major wildlife protection groups petitioned the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to list…
The U.S. Can Save Giraffes From Going Extinct
Inverse,
By Federico Cheever ; Annecoos Wiersema, University of Denver On April 19 of this year, five major wildlife protection groups…
Giraffes Are in Trouble--the U.S. Endangered Species Act Can Help
Scientific American,
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.
Análisis | Hacen falta medidas radicales para evitar la sexta gran extinción en la Tierra
El País,
En la Tierra hay vida desde hace unos 3.700 millones de años. En este tiempo, conocemos cinco extinciones masivas, episodios…
How America Can Help Save a Non-American Species: The Mighty Giraffe
Smithsonian Magazine,
On April 19 of this year, five major wildlife protection groups petitioned the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to list…
Giraffes are in trouble – the US Endangered Species Act can help
Lincoln Journal Star,
(THE CONVERSATION) On April 19 of this year, five major wildlife protection groups petitioned the United States Fish and…
Giraffes are in trouble – the US Endangered Species Act can help
Billings Gazette,
Federico Cheever, and Annecoos Wiersema, (THE CONVERSATION) On April 19 of this year, petitioned the United States Fish and…
Giraffes are in trouble – the US Endangered Species Act can help
Northwest Indiana Times,
(THE CONVERSATION) On April 19 of this year, five major wildlife protection groups petitioned the United States Fish and…
Environmentalists Split on GOP Efforts to Alter Endangered Species Act
Morning Consult ,
Democrats and environmentalists are divided over whether it’s worth working with Republicans on changes to the Endangered…
Study finds hundreds of thousands of tropical species at risk of extinction due to deforestation
Mongabay,
Scientists have long believed that the rate at which we are destroying tropical forests, and the habitat those forests represent…
Leading scientists across all disciplines see high probability of coming apocalypse
Sign of the Times,
© Getty/Everlite/Leon Neal/Photo Montage by Salon While apocalyptic beliefs about the end of the world have, historically, been…
It’s the end of the world and we know it: Scientists in many disciplines see apocalypse, soon
Salon,
While apocalyptic beliefs about the end of the world have, historically, been the subject of religious speculation, they are…
Моллюски помогли ученым оценить масштабы нынешнего сокращения биоразнообразия • Павел Смирнов • Новости науки на «Элементах» • Биология
elementy.ru,
С каждым годом всё больше ученых приходят к выводу о том, что наша планета переживает сейчас глобальный кризис биоразнообразия.
Olson's Extinction: The Permian's Dirty Little Secret Die-off - Dead Things
Discover Magazine,
In one of Charles R. Knight’s famous 19th century paintings, an Early Permian dimetrodon (don’t call it a dinosaur!) seems to…
War, human rights and biodiversity: turning conflict into conservation
The Ecologist,
The way forward should be clear: strengthening environmental protection before, during and after conflict must be a primary…
News story from Gizmodo on Sunday 19 February 2017
Gizmodo,
Alternative fakta om artsutryddelser
forskning.no,
«Verdens arter utryddes 1000 ganger raskere enn det som er naturlig», «Jordens sjette masseutryddelse har startet – og…
The Only Way to Prevent Another Nuclear Strike Is to Get Rid of All the Nukes - VICE
Vice,
The Only Way to Prevent Another Nuclear Strike Is to Get Rid of All the Nukes Doomsday Clock scientist Dr.
The Only Way to Prevent Another Nuclear Strike Is to Get Rid of All the Nukes
Vice,
The cosmologist Stephen Hawking recently suggested that civilization is at a critical juncture in its short—on geological…
So, how did you like President Trump’s first few days? Pretty awesome, right?
Salon,
It’s never false to declare that “a lot is happening in the world.” But the last few days — since Donald J.
With Trump As President, It's More Important Than Ever To Go Vegan
Huffington Post,
CONTRIBUTOR 01/23/2017 07:50 am ET | Updated 1 minute ago For many people in the U.S.
Bientôt une planète sans singes ?
Futura-Sciences,
À quoi ressemblera le monde de demain ? Le rythme auquel disparaissent aujourd'hui les espèces animales et végétales…
Saving the Sumatran rhino requires changing the status quo
Mongabay,
With a small, fragmented population, the Sumatran rhino is currently on the path to extinction.
Humans Almost Drove These 6 Animals To Extinction. But Then We Saved Them From The Brink.
Huffington Post,
Habitat destruction, poaching, pollution, climate change: Humans have many ways of pushing species to the brink of extinction.
Say goodbye to these animals we're losing to mass extinction
Newsweek,
This story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
And things look dicey for a few more species.
Mother Jones,
If 2016 was a rough year for the animal kingdom, 2017 could be worse. Most scientists agree that we are experiencing a sixth…
How Saving a Monkey Species Makes Us More Human
Huffington Post,
THE BLOG 12/16/2016 05:31 pm ET Professor Alon Tal is a faculty member at Tel Aviv University's Department of Public Policy and…
Humans Just Killed Off These 12 Animals, And You Didn't Even Notice
Huffington Post,
For thousands of years, the Bramble Cay melomys, a small, mouse-like rodent, eked out a living on a tiny coral island in…
Biodiversité : la sixième extinction aurait commencé
Futura-Sciences,
À Cancun, au Mexique, 196 délégations venues d'autant de pays sont en train de parler défense de la biodiversité dans le cadre…
R.I.P Rabbs’ fringe-limbed treefrog – den sista av sitt slag
Forskning.se,
Djurarter dör ut med en rasande fart, oftast på grund av människans härjningar.
The debate is over: Earth's sixth great extinction has arrived
The Ecologist,
The conspiracy of declining numbers, population fragmentation, inbreeding and reduced genetic variation can lead to a fatal 'exti…
Radical overhaul needed to halt Earth's sixth great extinction event
ABC.net.au,
By Bill Laurance, James Cook University, and Paul Ehrlich, Stanford University Posted November 09, 2016 07:13:33 Life has…
Radical overhaul needed to halt Earth’s sixth great extinction event
The Conversation,
Life has existed on Earth for roughly 3.7 billion years. During that time we know of five mass extinction events — dramatic…
Some Australians Want To Rent Out Endangered Wildlife
Popular Science,
Ever wanted to own a koala? Or a Tasmanian devil? Australians might get that opportunity sometime in the future.
Artenschutz: Wertvolle Elefanten und nützliche Mücken
Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten,
Bei einem fast kontinentweiten Zensus zählten Forscher nur noch 352.271 Elefanten.
Wertvolle Elefanten und nützliche Mücken
Der Tagesspiegel,
Der Elefant hat leichtes Spiel, zumindest hier in Europa. Ihn zu schützen, vor dem Aussterben zu bewahren, liegt wohl den…
What the ‘sixth extinction’ will look like in the oceans: The largest species die off first
Washington Post,
Atlantic bluefin tuna are corralled by fishing nets during the opening of the season in 2011 for tuna fishing off the coast of…
What the “sixth extinction” will look like in the oceans: The largest species die off first
The Denver Post,
Chris Mooney, The Washington Post We mostly can’t see it around us, and too few of us seem to care – but nonetheless…
6 things to know about Earth's 6th mass extinction
Mother Nature Network,
At least five similar die-offs have happened before, but this is the first in human history — and the first with human help.
In Sixth Mass Extinction, Bigger Sea Creatures Likely To Die Out First
International Business Times,
A study found that larger-bodied animals are more likely to die out first than smaller ones.
What Earth's 'sixth extinction' will look like: Largest species at greatest risk to die off, study finds
The National Post,
We mostly can’t see it around us, and too few of us seem to care – but nonetheless, scientists are increasingly convinced that…
What the ‘sixth extinction’ will look like in the oceans: The largest species die off first
Washington Post,
Atlantic bluefin tuna are corralled by fishing nets during the opening of the season in 2011 for tuna fishing off the coast of…
What the ‘sixth extinction’ will look like in the oceans: The largest species die off first
Washington Post,
Atlantic bluefin tuna are corralled by fishing nets during the opening of the season in 2011 for tuna fishing off the coast of…
What the ‘sixth extinction’ will look like in the oceans: The largest species die off first
Washington Post,
Atlantic bluefin tuna are corralled by fishing nets during the opening of the season in 2011 for tuna fishing off the coast of…
Bigger sea creatures are dying out faster than smaller ones — and it’s our fault
The Verge,
Unlike in every other mass die-off of animal species, these days bigger marine animals are more likely to die out than smaller…
News story from Gizmodo on Wednesday 14 September 2016
Gizmodo,
Stevenen we af op een zesde massa-extinctie?
De Morgen,
De rode lijst van de Internationale Unie voor Natuurbescherming (IUCN) telt vandaag 82.954 soorten, waarvan er 23.928 met…
How likely is an existential catastrophe?
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists,
An existential risk refers to any future event that would either trip our species into the eternal grave of extinction or…
The G20 embraces green finance
Al Jazeera America,
The agenda should be updated to reflect the goal of making green finance a key component of the G20's business.
The G20 embraces green finance
Rocket News,
The G20’s finance ministers and central bank governors have begun to undertake a stunning shift in mindset.
News story from The Independent on Sunday 04 September 2016
The Independent,
Komt er een zesde massa-extinctie aan?
Scientias ,
We hebben er voor zover bekend al vijf achter de rug: massa-extincties. Grote vraag is nu: wanneer dient de volgende zich aan?
News story from Bloomberg on Thursday 28 July 2016
Bloomberg,
Zombie Carbon Emissions Haunt the Planet
Yahoo! Finance USA,
Deforestation in the Amazon region dropped by 30 percent from 2005 to 2010, sparing trees that soak up carbon dioxide.
Zombie Carbon Emissions Haunt the Planet
Yahoo! Finance Australia,
Deforestation in the Amazon region dropped by 30 percent from 2005 to 2010, sparing trees that soak up carbon dioxide.
Is intentional extinction ever the right thing?
Phys.org,
Home Biology Ecology July 5, 2016 July 5, 2016 by Jens Hegg, Plos Blogs Consider this.
For the first time, a mammal species is extinct because of human-induced climate change
Mother Nature Network,
This is a different melomys, but the researchers say it closely resembles its extinct relative.
In a changing climate, it's survival of the oldest, say scientists
Christian Science Monitor,
The world's oldest species aren't going anywhere, according to a team of researchers from the University of Lausanne…
An imminent catastrophe could destroy one of our most promising sources of medicine
Business Insider UK,
A cure for cancer might be found here. Venomous cone snails sting passing fish, paralyzing them so they can be digested alive.
News story from Gizmodo on Tuesday 05 April 2016
Gizmodo,
Times demand a Sustainable Development Commission to replace the Productivity Commission
The Conversation,
The Paris agreement on climate and the global consensus on a comprehensive set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are…
On World Wildlife Day, Major Companies Pledge To Crack Down On Wildlife Trafficking
Think Progress,
Share 2 Tweet Comment In honor of World Wildlife day, several companies made commitments Thursday to crack down on wildlife…
Where have all the flowers gone?
Mother Nature Network,
The Franklin tree is extinct in the wild, but you can find it growing in cultivated spaces like the New York Botanical Garden…
Our ancestors helped eat a 500-pound bird into extinction
Quartz,
Australia is a land of giant animals: spiders with foot-long leg spans, bats with six-feet wingspans, lizards reaching up to…
Our real Sarah Palin nightmare: We debate sideshows and phony problems — while this very real threat looms undiscussed
Salon,
It’s an amazing fact that the contemporary world is marked by a growing number of problems that are genuinely global in scope.
The Most Popular Science Studies of the Year
Scientific America - Spain,
The 2015 science research that set the Internet abuzz included a super antibiotic, plastics pollution in the ocean, climate…
In the driver's seat of evolution
Phys.org,
Humans have had a profound influence over evolution; ours and the evolution of many other species.
In the driver's seat of evolution
Australasian Science,
Humans have had a profound influence over evolution; ours and the evolution of many other species.
In the driver's seat of evolution
The Conversation,
Humans have had a profound influence over evolution; ours and the evolution of many other species.
Here’s who will survive the next mass extinction
Business Insider,
From blue whales to elephants, most of the world's most massive species are facing extinction.
Small animals thrive after mass extinctions, say scientists
Christian Science Monitor,
From blue whales to elephants, most of the world’s most massive species are facing extinction.
Extinction of Animal Life on Planet Earth. Exceptional Loss of Biodiversity
Globalresearch,
Update 6/22/2015: On Friday, a study published by experts from Stanford, Princeton and the University of California-Berkeley…
'Without Doubt,' a Sixth Mass Extinction Event is Occurring
Nature World News,
No, it isn't the End of Days, but we are likely living during what experts will later refer to as one of the largest extinction…
Researchers declare that earth is undergoing the sixth mass extinction
The Stanford Daily,
After eight months of intensive data collection, researchers from across the country came to a startling conclusion: the earth…
We need to tighten the law to protect widlife homes
The Conversation,
The critically endangered Leadbeater's Possums is just one of Australia's animals threatened by habitat loss. Greens MPs/Flickr …
European Commission's deregulation drive threatens EU nature laws
The Ecologist,
The EU's nature directives provide effective protection for endangered species and habitats, writes Leonardo Mazza. So what's…
These Scientists Hope to Have Half the World's Plant Families on Ice By the End of Summer
Smithsonian Magazine,
Teaming up with botanical gardens, researchers at the Natural History Museum are digging deep into garden plant genomics
News story from Sciences et Avenir on Wednesday 08 July 2015
Sciences et Avenir,
To understand biodiversity loss, look at the whole globe
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists,
Some climate change impacts—like disappearing species—can be seen only with a very wide-angle lens
News story from The Guardian on Thursday 02 July 2015
The Guardian,
Humans: Cause Of Extinction Of Nearly 500 Species Since 1900
Tech Times,
An international team of researchers led by the National Autonomous University in Mexico discovered that since 1900, around 477…
Study: Humans Causing Sixth Extinction Event on Earth
The Epoch Times,
Vitus Bering, the famous explorer, led perhaps the most ambitious scientific expedition ever in the 1730s. Commanding 10,000…
Doomsday Scenarios: Climate Change and World War III
Globalresearch,
“The metaphor is so obvious. Easter Island isolated in the Pacific Ocean — once the island got into trouble, there was no way…
We’re Not The Dinos: We’re The Asteroid
The Daily Beast,
Yes, humans are probably to blame for the Earth’s sixth mass extinction event, which is wiping out species at a rate 53 times…
A Föld újabb tömeges kihalási időszakba lépett?
Hirado,
Sok tennivaló van még a biológiai sokféleség védelmében. Az ENSZ bejelentése szerint az idei évben erre fókuszálnak.
News story from Sciences et Avenir on Friday 26 June 2015
Sciences et Avenir,
6th mass extinction? Jarring stats on wildlife today
USA Today,
Before extinction, there's population decline. That's happening at unprecedented rates.
Sigrast þurfi á bensínfíkn heimsins
RUV Frettir,
Loftslagsbreytingar eru stórlega vanmetin heilsufarsógn sem gæti gert að engu öll þau framfaraskref sem stigin hafa verið á sviði…
Anthropozän: Das sechste Massenaussterben hat längst begonnen
Spektrum,
Stehen wir am Beginn einer neuen geologischen Ära des Aussterbens? Nein, wir befinden uns bereits mitten darin. Aber noch könnten…