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Mass Extinction Crisis

Scientist Raffaele Gamba from the State Museum of National History Stuttgart superscribes the container from a trap used to collect insects in the southwest German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg on May 6th, 2019.
Environment

What We Know and Don't Know About the State of Insect Populations in the U.S. and Europe

Despite the fact that insects make up most of the species on Earth, and much of the planet's biomass, they are significantly understudied compared to mammals, birds, fish, and much else.

By Jeremy Hance
Climate change activists block the road junction at Oxford Circus in central London on April 18th, 2019, during an environmental protest by the Extinction Rebellion group. Climate change activists on Thursday brought parts of the British capital to a standstill on the fourth consecutive day of demonstrations.
The Week in Photos

Extinction Rebellion Stages Demonstrations Around the World (in Photos)

Climate change protests around the world are stopping traffic and leading to widespread arrests.

By Leah Dunlevy
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Environment

The Perilous Future of Earth's Parasites

Climate change may drive as many as one in three parasite species extinct by 2070. That's very bad.

By Jimmy Tobias