Mass death paved the way for the Age of Fishes
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Scientists are discovering new species faster than ever, study finds
More than 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus began an ambitious effort to identify and name every…
New Environmental DNA Test Hopes to Help Rare Hammerhead Sharks Fight Extinction
A new environmental DNA test developed in Florida hopes to help rare hammerhead sharks fight extinction. A groundbreaking…
Bone fossil not evidence Australia’s ancient megafauna was killed by humans: study
Thousands of years ago the first Australians once shared the land with giant kangaroos and other cow-sized marsupials.…
North Korea’s wildlife is vanishing, hunted to the brink of extinction
From tigers and leopards to bears, otters and deer, North Korea’s forests are falling silent. Almost every large…
Australia has a love-hate relationship with the ibis. But is the ‘bin chicken’ underrated?
Whether it’s their weirdly bald head, rubbish-eating tendencies, or distinctive aroma, the ibis has become an easy target…
Southeast Asia’s white-winged duck at critical threat of extinction – Environment
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The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Habitat loss from land conversion and illegal hunting has pushed the white-winged…
Australia once had giant kangaroos — here’s what experts think happened to them
More than 300,000 years ago, giant kangaroos roamed the Australian outback, but didn’t travel far from home, which…
How scientists resurrected ice-age wolf that had been dead for 10,000 years
Defying extinction is now possible, at least for one species that has been dead for over 10,000 years.…
Climate crisis threatens mass extinction with 1 in 3 species at risk by 2100, claims new study
Nearly one-third of Earth’s species could face extinction by the end of the century if greenhouse gas emissions…
Les dinosaures ont eu chaud, très chaud il y a 183 millions d’années et l’on sait désormais pourquoi
Il y a 183 millions d’années, la Terre connaissait un épisode de réchauffement climatique particulièrement intense et brutal.…
Chiquita Helps Create a New Banana Called Yelloway One
Researchers have developed a new disease-resistant banana called Yelloway One.Yelloway researchers use conventional breeding techniques, not genetic modification.The…