Pig-sized hippos and elephants the size of horses once roamed the lush forests of Cyprus – until humans arrived.

Australian scientists have developed a cure for myrtle rust which could stop an unprecedented extinction event unfolding in native forests.

We found three previously unknown species of mulgaras hiding in museum collections – but all three have been driven to extinction since European colonisation of Australia.

What are the odds of the end of humanity? There’s no real way to know.