"Ours is not a call to surrender – we aim to provide leaders with a realistic 'cold shower' of the state of the planet that is essential for planning to avoid a ghastly future."

Scientists warn of "ghastly future" for global environment

Wake Up Call

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.

Scientists Warn of “Ghastly Future” for Global Environment

"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."

"Time is running out, and we need all hands on deck."

MIT professor: I fear imminent human extinction

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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.

MIT Professor: I Fear Imminent Human Extinction

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

"This is casting light on a life phase that has been largely ignored."

Climate change threatens 60 percent of the world's fish species

Fish Fry

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.

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

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

"Once a species is gone, there is no way to bring it back. Our paper indicates that is vastly speeding up."

Study: More than 500 vertebrates poised to go extinct

Barely There

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

Study: More Than 500 Vertebrates Poised To Go Extinct

"We are looking at biological annihilation."

The scientists wrote, poetically, that the "fates of humans and insects are intertwined."

Scientists warn "insect apocalypse" could doom humanity

Bugpocalypse Now

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

Scientists Warn “Insect Apocalypse” Could Doom Humanity

Save the bugs — or we all might die.

They just snapped the first-ever photos of the critter in the wild.

Scientists thought this creature was extinct for 30 years. Then it returned.

It's Baaack!

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

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

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

Our species' likelihood of going extinct is as high as one in 14,000 in any given year.

Scientists: Human extinction is extremely likely

Endangered Species

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.

Scientists: Human Extinction Is Extremely Likely

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

Blind Paralympian climbs onto plane in Extinction Rebellion protests at London City Airport

The Extinction Rebellion movement aims to use civil disobedience — and zero violence — to protest the breakdown of our climate, ecological collapse, and the loss of biodiversity.

A climate protester just glued himself to the top of an airplane

This is What Democracy Looks Like

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.

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

“I hate heights, I’m s***ing myself."

"Nature is declining at rates unprecedented in human history."

Climate change poised to eradicate over 7,000 more species

End Times

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

Climate Change Poised to Eradicate Over 7,000 More Species

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

And their extinction is a direct threat to humanity.

United Nations: One million species are poised to go extinct

Natural Death

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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