Australia’s Only Shrew is Now officially Extinct, Killed by Non-native Species Introduced by Humans
The Christmas Island shrew was a small, short-legged creature with a pointed muzzle. Like other shrews, it resembled…
Earth just surprised scientists! Extinction rate among plant and animal species has surprisingly slowed down |
The global loss of species has long been seen as one of the greatest threats to life on…
New research upends theory that Indigenous Australians hunted large animals to extinction
Recent analysis of two fossils from Australia, estimated to be about 50,000 years old, suggests that Australia’s First…
New evidence reveals dinosaurs were thriving right up to the moment the asteroid hit
(Would dinosaurs have died without an asteroid strike? Here’s the science.) Among the dinosaurs that dominated the landscape…
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.…
California Condors are making a comeback in East Bay
The elusive and illustrious California condor is making a major comeback in the Bay Area, stretching its wings…
50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears targeted for rollback
Patrick Whittle | Associated Press Boothbay Harbor, Maine – Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.’s longest…
This Central Valley serpent is California’s new state snake. Can recognition save it from extinction?
Amid the slew of bills moving through the California Legislature this week, one that slithered across Gov. Gavin…
Oregon Zoo bids farewell to beloved polar bear Nora, welcomes Kallik to help species
PORTLAND, Ore. — While the Oregon Zoo may be saying goodbye to Nora, another polar bear will be…
Oregon Zoo bids farewell to beloved polar bear Nora, welcomes Kallik to help species
PORTLAND, Ore. — While the Oregon Zoo may be saying goodbye to Nora, another polar bear will be…