by The Conversation on Tuesday January 19 2021 Image by Actionvance, via Unsplash By Corey A. Bradshaw, Daniel T. Blumstein, and Paul Ehrlich, forThe Conversation Anyone with even a passing interest in the global environment knows all is not well. But just how bad is the situation? Our new paper shows the outlook for life on Earth is more dire than is generally understood. [Ed. -- January 13, 2021] reviews more than 150 studies to produce a stark summary of the state of the natural world. We outline the likely future trends in biodiversity decline, mass extinction, climate disruption and planetary toxification. We clarify the gravity of the human predicament and provide a timely snapshot of the crises that must be addressed now.