A comprehensive IUCN Red List reassessment of 892 reef-building coral species finds that 44 percent face elevated relative ...

First comprehensive assessment of the world’s freshwater fish species reveals that 25% are at risk of extinction. Climate change threatens a growing number of species, from freshwater fishes to ...

Populations are declining as climate change causes the sea ice the birds need for survival to retreat, according to researchers. By Rachel Nuwer Emperor penguins, the world’s largest and perhaps most ...

The world's top conservation body is holding its world congress starting Thursday in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi and will unveil its updated "red list" of threatened species. The International Union ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Some 279 fungi species face extinction due to land use change for farming and urbanization, while another 91 species are at risk from agricultural ...