LOS ANGELES — When Discovery Channel’s “Racing Extinction” debuts worldwide, the documentary’s creators will be looking for more than ratings and critical reaction. It’s action they’re after.

Australia’s biobanks store everything from seeds of native plants to the cells and tissue of threatened animal species ...

Humans are very good at wiping out wildlife. From dodos, to golden toads, to Tasmanian tigers, many species have succumbed to our unique blend of destruction. But just how many animal species have ...

According to the World Wildlife Fund, as much as 60% of the animal population of Earth has disappeared between 1970 and 2014. This shocking statistic is in no small part down to human interference, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Life on Earth is anything but predictable. For evidence, ...

Washington, DC—Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, landmark legislation that, in the face of relentless political attacks, continues to serve as a global model for the ...

Prominent research studies have suggested that our planet is currently experiencing another mass extinction, based on extrapolating extinctions from the past 500 years into the future and the idea ...