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To combat growing extinction threats, scientists are proposing an out-of-this-world concept — keeping at-risk cells on the Moon.

Scientists Propose Fortress of Earth’s DNA Samples Housed on the Moon in Case of Apocalypse

By Noor Al-Sibai

Given the unaddressed long-term challenges posed by climate change and biodiversity loss, humanity may very well be doomed, according to a new paper.

Humanity Is Almost Certainly Doomed, Scientists Say

By Dan Robitzski

A dire new report shows that only about three percent of the land on Earth remains intact and untouched by human-caused destruction.

Study: Humanity Has Ravaged All But 3 Percent of The Land on Earth

By Dan Robitzski

After 30 years, conservationists have finally confirmed using camera traps that the deer-like silver-backed chevrotain is not extinct.

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Scientists Thought This Creature Was Extinct For 30 Years. Then It Returned.

By Kristin Houser

A massive new report by the United Nations concludes that a million species are under threat of extinction — and humans are to blame.

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United Nations: One Million Species Are Poised to Go Extinct

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have discovered that the Earth's underground ecosystem is massive, roughly twice as big as all the world's oceans combined.

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Massive Underground Ecosystem Could Help Us Find Alien Life

By Kristin Houser

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To Save the Earth, We Should Just Leave It Alone

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Losing Biodiversity Could Lead to “Extinction Cascades”

By Claudia Geib

Reversing Climate Change With Geoengineering Could Leave the Planet Worse Off

Reversing Climate Change With Geoengineering Could Leave the Planet Worse Off

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World Food Supplies Threatened by Sixth Mass Extinction

Scientists Sequence a Whole Genome to Identify a Plant Species Within Hours

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Scientists Sequence a Whole Genome to Identify a Plant Species Within Hours

$4.4 Million Is Being Spent to Protect the Global Seed Vault From Global Warming

$4.4 Million Is Being Spent to Protect the Global Seed Vault From Global Warming

The Cost of Resurrecting Extinct Species Could be Devastating

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The Cost of Resurrecting Extinct Species Could be Devastating

By Kelsey R. Marquart

Researchers Discovered 163 New Species in Just One Region, and Many Face Extinction

Researchers Discovered 163 New Species in Just One Region, and Many Face Extinction

By Cecille De Jesus

Scientists Discover A Host of New Animal Species

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Scientists Discover A Host of New Animal Species

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A Digital Life: Biologists Are 3D Scanning All Life on Our Planet

By Jess Vilvestre