World is facing worst extinction rate since dinosaurs vanished, body says

Didn’t we just find thousands of new species?

Rare prawn found amid 6000 new marine species‎

300 new species found

200 Species of Plants, Animals Discovered in Papua New Guinea‎

U.N. environment chief: 'We are destroying life on Earth'

NAGOYA, Japan — The world cannot afford to allow nature's riches to disappear, the United Nations said Monday at the start of a major meeting to combat losses in animal and plant species that underpin livelihoods and economies.