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February 17, 2026

Species on east‑west coastlines are more likely to go extinct than those on north‑south shores – new study

Cooper Malanoski, University of Oxford and Erin Saupe, University of Oxford

500 million years of fossils reveal how ‘escape routes’ along coastlines can decide who survives climate change.

Animals in polar regions are at particular risk. Andrew Mobbs/Shutterstock

March 8, 2024

Mass extinction: our fossil study reveals which types of species are most at risk from climate change

Erin Saupe, University of Oxford and Cooper Malanoski, University of Oxford

If the climate warms by more than 7 degrees, the likelihood of extinction for a species increases, regardless of its other traits.

Les prévisions actuelles concernant l’avenir du climat ne vont pas assez loin. Shutterstock

October 18, 2021

Nos projections climatiques pour l’an 2500 montrent que la Terre sera inhospitalière pour les humains

Christopher Lyon, McGill University; Alex Dunhill, University of Leeds; Andrew P. Beckerman, University of Sheffield; Ariane Burke, Université de Montréal; Bethany Allen, ETH Zurich; Chris Smith, University of Leeds; Daniel J. Hill, University of Leeds; Erin Saupe, University of Oxford; James McKay, University of Leeds; Julien Riel-Salvatore, Université de Montréal; Lindsay C. Stringer, University of York; Rob Marchant, University of York, and Tracy Aze, University of Leeds

Les prévisions relatives au changement climatique prennent souvent l’année 2100 comme point final. Mais il est important d’envisager ce qui se passera au-delà, au moins jusqu’à l’an 2500.

Current climate future predictions do not go far enough. (Shutterstock)

September 26, 2021

Our climate projections for 2500 show an Earth that is alien to humans

Christopher Lyon, McGill University; Alex Dunhill, University of Leeds; Andrew P. Beckerman, University of Sheffield; Ariane Burke, Université de Montréal; Bethany Allen, University of Leeds; Chris Smith, University of Leeds; Daniel J. Hill, University of Leeds; Erin Saupe, University of Oxford; James McKay, University of Leeds; Julien Riel-Salvatore, Université de Montréal; Lindsay C. Stringer, University of York; Rob Marchant, University of York, and Tracy Aze, University of Leeds

Climate change predictions often use the year 2100 as an end-point. But it’s important to consider what will happen beyond that, at least up to the year 2500.

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