The dinosaurs may not have gone extinct if the asteroid had hit almost anywhere other than where it did.
The man behind this month's doomsday prophecy has pushed the apocalypse back another few weeks.
The species, which has long teetered on the edge of extinction, is finally starting to make a comeback.
Scientists have revealed the immense destructiveness of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.
A mass extinction event 200 million years ago made it possible for the dinosaurs to dominate the planet.
Scientists have been drilling in to the crater left behind by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.
A catastrophic rise in temperature wiped out the vast majority of life on Earth 250 million years ago.
A new study has indicated that resurrecting long-extinct species could ultimately do more harm than good.
Biologists have warned that up to a half of all species could be wiped out by the end of the century.
A worrying new study has shown just how vulnerable many of the world's primate species actually are.
The world's tallest animal has suffered a worrying decline in numbers over the last three decades.
Dr Fergus Simpson maintains that humanity has a 13% chance of going extinct before the century is out.
Scientists have revisited the classic Mary Shelley novel to find out what it teaches us about extinction.
If things don't change soon the ongoing decline is likely to reach two-thirds by the end of the decade.
A new study has suggested that the dinosaurs had already been dying out long before the asteroid hit.
Scientists have determined how deep-sea creatures survived the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs.
The largest shark that ever lived may have been driven to extinction by competition from other predators.
A new theory has suggested that the new planet could be responsible for periodic mass extinction events.
Researchers have warned that a deadly type of fungus could devastate banana crops around the world.
The asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs might have also produced intense volcanic activity.