A colorful map measures gravity anomalies around the Chicxulub crater

How We Know What Killed the Dinosaurs

How do we know that a meteor caused the extinction of the dinosaurs?
Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton (the specimen AMNH 5027) at American Museum of Natural History.

An Asteroid Killed the Dinosaurs. Right?

What killed the dinosaurs? An asteroid wiped them out, right? New research suggests that even before that cataclysm, dinosaurs weren't doing so well.
A decomposing fish out of water

It’s Official: A Global Mass Extinction is under Way

New research confirms that the next mass extinction is in progress, and we’re the cause.
Vintage engraving of the Dodo

Warty Pigeons, Dodos, Giant Tortoises, and More: The Extinct Wildlife of Mauritius

Newly discovered Dutch manuscripts describe the extinct wildlife of Mauritius Island.
Vultures on tree

How The Near Extinction of Indian Vultures Led to Disaster

The populations of the nine species of Indian vultures began to plummet in the 1990s
Black and white drawing of a Giant Moa, an extinct flightless bird

How Many People Does it Take to Wreck an Ecosystem?

A relatively small number of people are required to destroy and ecosystem
Stuffed Passenger Pigeon atop a wooden perch

Passengers Long Gone

Martha, last of the passenger pigeons.