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In some parts of Australia, koalas were hunted nearly to extinction by the early twentieth century.Credit: VCG via GettyOnce-threatened koala populations in parts of Australia are…

Dingo experts have said a decision to kill a 10-strong pack of the animals linked with the death of Canadian tourist Piper James on K’gari could…

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman.If you’re of a certain generation, you might be able to trace your…

Glaciers in the European Alps are likely to reach their peak rate of extinction in only eight years, according to a study, with more than 100…

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup.First up, the European Union’s…

Human bodies are like cities, teeming with microcitizens – vast communities of viruses, fungi and bacteria that live all over our skin and inside us. Unsung…

Rockets roar. Photographer Andrew McCarthy captured the moment that a SpaceX Starship roared into space from its launchpad in Texas. Photographing the fiery plumes of the…

The number of wild bee species in Europe at risk of extinction has more than doubled over the past decade, while the number of endangered butterfly…

More than half of all bird species are in decline, according to a new global assessment, with deforestation driving sharp falls in populations across the planet.On…

The hacker mansion is part startup commune, part luxury crash-pad, part sales floor for the future. They are dotted around Silicon Valley, inhabited by tech founders…