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25 lip 2023 · Climate researcher Eliot Jacobson explains why a triad of climate problems – global temperatures hitting record highs, sea surface temperatures rising, and a remarkably low Antarctic sea ice extent...
24 gru 2023 · As scientists say we’re in a sixth mass extinction, what can we learn from the past? At least five times, a biological catastrophe has engulfed Earth killing off the vast majority of species.
24 sty 2017 · We're entering the Earth's sixth era of extinction -- and it's the first time humans are to blame. CNN introduces you to the key species and people who are trying to prevent them from...
22 maj 2023 · Humans have already wiped out huge numbers of species and pushed many more to the brink – with some scientists saying we are entering a “sixth mass extinction” event, this time driven by...
11 lip 2017 · Many scientists say it’s abundantly clear that Earth is entering its sixth mass-extinction event, meaning three-quarters of all species could disappear in the coming centuries.
13 sty 2022 · Summary: The history of life on Earth has been marked five times by events of mass biodiversity extinction caused by extreme natural phenomena. Today, many experts warn that a Sixth Mass...
What is the sixth mass extinction and what can we do about it? A mass extinction is a short period of geological time in which a high percentage of biodiversity , or distinct species — bacteria, fungi, plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates — dies out.