Researchers have launched a mission to find the Javan fishing cat, the rarest cat in the world.

The sun, like many stars, may be a binary, meaning it could have a mass-extinction-causing 'brother.'

At least five similar die-offs have happened before, but this is the first in human history — and the first with human help.

Humans have driven almost 600 plant species extinct since 1750s and that number is likely much higher.

The quirky Joshua tree may be nearly gone in 50 years if we don't battle climate change.

When people see animals everywhere in pop culture, they assume they're everywhere in real life.

Many well-known bird species are in danger of going extinct, according to the State of the World’s Birds 2018 report.

International Union for Conservation of Nature has updated its Red List, and the news isn't good for Australia's reptiles.

Brazil's once-expansive Atlantic Forest has now almost completely disappeared.

Cookbook sales are still strong, but as more cooks embrace websites and apps, cookbooks could be in danger of going the way of other print mediums.

Humans seem to be causing 'a radical shift in the living architecture of the planet,' researchers say.

The 'alalā went extinct in the wild in 2002, but a captive breeding program is preserving hope for the species.

In 'Caribou Rainforest,' wildlife photographer David Moskowitz tracked elusive caribou through their rainforest habitat in the Pacific Northwest.

More than 40% of the world's insect species are threatened with extinction, and their loss could upend nature as we know it.

Nearly 7,000 languages are spoken around the world, and one of them dies every two weeks. Here are some that could disappear in our lifetimes.

This revolution isn't being led by baby boomers, but they are a big part of it.

Fewer than 10 vaquitas may be left on Earth, down from 100 in 2014 and 30 in 2017.

The iconic animals have declined more than 40 percent in 30 years, potentially facing extinction yet drawing little global attention until recently.

A Non profit organization is launching a crowdfunding campaign to save the salmon. Federal and State departments of Fish and Wildlife have listed Salmon as a threatened and endangered species.

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An optical switch for performing high extinction ratio switching of an optical signal includes a beam polarizing element and one or more optical elements. The optical elements are configured to direct an optical signal along a first or second optical path based on the polarization state of the optical signal as it passes through the optical elements. The optical switch performs high extinction ratio switching of the optical signal by preventing unwanted optical energy from entering an output port by using an absorptive or reflective optical element or by directing the unwanted optical energy along a different optical path.

A population of bright and stable nanocrystals is provided. The nanocrystals include a semiconductor core and a thick semiconductor shell and can exhibit high extinction coefficients, high quantum yields, and limited or no detectable blinking.

Climate to be debated at general election debate.

Two of the main parties commit to two of the Three Demands.

Fashion industry the focal point of new action.

About 65 arrests are made after some of the busiest roads in Perth's CBD were thrown into chaos on Friday morning by climate activists as part of a nationwide Extinction Rebellion demonstration.

University of Western Australia (UWA) researchers have warned of the potential for "very large extinction rates" among marine life unique to southern WA due to climate change.

The SA Government is proposing new incentives for landholders to kill wild dogs on their properties, as well as allowing aerial baiting, but an ecologist says the new policy will inevitably target native dingoes.

Extinction Rebellion protesters say they will take on board concerns that their demonstrations are disproportionately affecting people with disabilities, as police use power tools to separate activists in Melbourne and Brisbane.

Climate protesters who brought the streets of Melbourne to a standstill are vowing to make a comeback in autumn as police reveal the cost of overtime for controlling the protests would be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

There are only 600 registered British White female cows in Australia, but farmers hope selling the meat will increase consumer demand and breeding.

Submissions to a NSW inquiry into koala protection call for design guidelines to protect the marsupial's habitat, which is under threat from housing developments.

The "extinction pit" is the name used by scientists for a place no animal wants to go, and just five years ago the numbat Western Australia's animal emblem found itself on the edge thanks to the rise of a new predator.

The shrinking town of Poochera is pinning its hopes of survival on a big statue and a prehistoric ant, and locals say their plan may just be enough to save their home from dying out completely.

The rufous hare-wallaby hasn't been seen in the wild of Central Australia since the early 1990s, but that's all changing at Newhaven Station.

Scientists are hoping to stop mountain pygmy possums from hibernating, acclimatise them to warmer environments, then relocate new populations to lowland forests.

The Home Affairs Minister called the environmental activists "anti-establishment".

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A new analysis predicts that 3,196 animals will join the 5,579 already snared in the global wildlife market.

19% of the world’s reptiles are estimated to be threatened with extinction according to a study by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Zoological Society of London. Reptiles include snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles and tortoises. But some species are at more risk than others. For example, freshwater turtles alone are at a 50% risk of extinction. Reasons vary, but include the usual suspects such as climate change and loss of habitat.

A recent study also estimated that some 100 million sharks are being killed each year — an unsustainable rate, given how long some species take to mature and reproduce. Much of the demand is driven by Chinese rising affluence and demand for shark fin soup in the mistaken belief it has various health benefits.

This small update to the biodiversity loss page has further details.

Read full article: Loss of Biodiversity and Extinctions

O. D. Borysenko and D. O. Borysenko
Theor. Probability and Math. Statist. 99 (2020), 67-75.
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Starting in the middle of April, the group “Extinction Rebellion” have organised a series of non-violent direct action protests. Most notably bringing central London to a standstill - but these events are now continuing around the country. Predictably, they have received a lot of criticism - they have also received a lot of support - amongst...