U.N. Says 1 Million Species Will Go Extinct Without a 'Fundamental, System-wide Reorganization'
But predictions of the apocalypse are again likely overstated.
But predictions of the apocalypse are again likely overstated.
Such predictions were wrong half a century ago, and this one is likely mistaken too.
The hot new Deep Adaptation report about near-term climate catastrophe is overblown.
But economic growth will reverse this trend by sparing lots more land for nature during this century.
Not very, says biologist R. Alexander Pyron
New predictions of animal population doom are likely exaggerated.
Recent trends on population, farmland, deforestation, and urbanization are cause for optimism.
Saving biodiversity through markets and technology
Bringing extinct animals back to life is now within our grasp, says Long Now Foundation researcher Ben Novak.
Good news! Dire predictions about cancer epidemics, mass extinction, overpopulation, and more turned out to be a bust.
A majority believes civilization could collapse and humans go extinct in the next 100 years.
Bailey responds to the criticism below
The Singularity is closer and dumber than you think.
A child born today may live to see humanity's end, unless…, says Reuters.
In a thoughtful new book, a philosopher ponders the potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence.
Urbanization, forest, and agricultural trends point in a more hopeful direction