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New models suggest that Earth's magnetic field, already overdue for a total reversal, could shift faster than we thought.

Flip Out

And it might happen again — soon. 

Neanderthals May Have Been Killed Off By Magnetic Pole Flip

Climate change is such a huge threat to the planet that it's difficult to conceptualize, even for experts in the field, argues a new report.

Wake Up Call

"The scale of the threats to the biosphere and all its lifeforms — including humanity — is in fact so great that it is difficult to grasp for even well-informed experts."

Scientists Warn of “Ghastly Future” for Global Environment

MIT engineer Asegun Henry has a dire warning: if we don't stop pouring heat into the environment soon, humanity won't live much longer.

11:59

"We need dramatic change, not yesterday, but years ago."

MIT Professor: I Fear Imminent Human Extinction

New research suggests that climate change could kill off 60 percent of all fish species this century. It's a sharp increase over past estimates.

Fish Fry

"Fish are so important for human nutrition, so this study makes a strong case for protecting our ecosystems and natural environments."

Climate Change Threatens 60 Percent of the World’s Fish Species

A new study identified 515 vertebrate species that are on the brink of extinction. Each one that vanishes could have devastating ecological effects.

Barely There

"We are looking at biological annihilation."

Study: More Than 500 Vertebrates Poised To Go Extinct

Scientists have published a stark warning: If humankind doesn't manage to save the global bug population, it could spell doom for us all.

Bugpocalypse Now

Save the bugs — or we all might die.

Scientists Warn “Insect Apocalypse” Could Doom Humanity

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

It's Baaack!

"For so long, this species has seemingly only existed as part of our imagination."

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

The likelihood of human extinction in any given year is as high as one in 14,000, but people don't seem to see the loss of humanity as uniquely tragic.

Endangered Species

And people don't seem all that bothered by the possibility.

Scientists: Human Extinction Is Extremely Likely

In an unusual stunt, former Paralympian and bronze medal winner James Brown glued himself to the top of a British Airways plane at a London airport.

This is What Democracy Looks Like

“I hate heights, I’m s***ing myself."

A Climate Protester Just Glued Himself to the Top of an Airplane

A major conservation organization just added over 7,000 more species to its endangered "Red List." The next stop on the list is extinction.

End Times

Thousands of species were just added to the endangered species "Red List."

Climate Change Poised to Eradicate Over 7,000 More Species

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

Natural Death

"This loss is a direct result of human activity."

United Nations: One Million Species Are Poised to Go Extinct

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