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Stephen Hawking says Humans Risk Extinction in 100 Years Unless They Colonize Mars or Another Planet

May 06, 2017 10:15 AM EDT

"Although the chance of a disaster to planet Earth in a given year may be quite low, it adds up over time, and becomes a near certainty in the next thousand or ten thousand years."

Alligator Snapping Turtles Close To Extinction?

Cecille Marie Gumban |

Jul 03, 2015 08:21 AM EDT

The alligator snapping turtle is the heaviest freshwater turtle in the world.But, the said turtle is in danger of disappearing from the planet after the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service said that three amphibian species, and seven reptiles, including the hard-biting, spiky shelled alligator snapping turtle are in dire need federal protection.

Polar Bears Endangered? Why Climate Change Is To Blame

Cecille Marie Gumban |

Jul 02, 2015 09:19 PM EDT

The polar bear is a creamy-white, carnivorous bear found largely within the Arctic Circle and its neighboring seas and land masses. The Polar bear's survival depends on sea ice, and if global gas emissions continue at current rates, people will witness a big crash on the number of endangered polar bears in most parts of Arctic Ocean

Why Sixth Mass Extinction is Man’s Biggest Nightmare!

Ina Ariola |

Jun 29, 2015 02:09 AM EDT

Sixth mass extinction is going to happen one way or another. However, experts said that human activities were accelerating the occurrence of this catastrophic event.

Large Herbivores Face Extinction, Could Result to 'Empty Landscapes'

Marco Foronda |

May 04, 2015 05:13 AM EDT

Large herbivores face the risk of extinction, a phenomenon that could create sad 'empty landscape' scenes across the world.

Mass Species Extinction Expected Because of Climate Change

Marco Foronda |

May 04, 2015 01:18 AM EDT

Climate change could lead 16 percent of the world's species to extinction.

Philippines' Rare Dwarf Buffalo Resists Extinction

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 31, 2014 01:31 PM EDT

Conservationists announced Friday that the population of the Bubalus mindorensis, one of the world's rarest creatures, in the Philippines has grown to its largest since efforts to save them from being wiped out from the face of the earth began.