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First noticed in 2016, the Australian government recently confirmed the first mammalian extinction that was caused by human-induced climate change.

Gone Too Soon

Rest in peace, little friend.

Climate Change Just Wiped out Its First Mammal

New research explains the role of cloud cover in climate change. If we keep burning fossil fuels, the clouds will go away and climate change will worsen.

Cloud Cover

"It would mean the end of human civilization in its current form."

Climate Change Is Eliminating Clouds. Without Them, Earth Burns

A steak on a grill, many animals may meet a similar fate leading to their extinction

Forbidden Steak

On the matter of meat, there are more than lives at stake.

We May Be Eating Most Megafauna To Extinction

Letting an algorithm monitor motion-sensor cameras could change how we handle conservation.

AI That Counts And Identifies Wildlife Could Be A Game-changer For Ecologists

That's good news. But it doesn’t mean we should stop protecting them.

Predators That Used To Be Threatened Are Expanding Back Into Their Old Habitats

They deserve better than a “salmon cannon.”

The World’s Rivers Are All Backed Up, Leaving Fish With No Place To Go

That's good news for Sweden, which has a lot of toxic arsenic in its water. 

A Moss Can Naturally Clean Harmful Arsenic From Water

Why should we spend time and resources to bring back species when so many are dying now?

3 Reasons Why It's a Good Idea to Resurrect a Species

A new study suggests that in many cases, the best way to help restore damaged ecosystems is to do nothing at all.

To Save the Earth, We Should Just Leave It Alone

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This could accelerate the extinction of non-parasite species.

Climate Change Could Wipe Out One-Third of Parasite Species by 2070

Biodiversity in the ecosystem was dramatically reduced.

Experiment in the Arctic Shows How Drastic One Degree of Warming Can Be

The country will invest $100 billion in this far-reaching effort.

China Announced the Successful Launch of 8,000 Water Clean-Up Initiatives in First Half of 2017