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Shards of dinosaur-killing asteroid found preserved in amber
4-9-2022 |
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Palaeontologists have discovered fragments of the asteroid that brought about the demise of the dinosaurs.
Ivory-billed woodpecker joins extinction list
10-1-2021 | 4
The distinctive bird is among 23 species in the US that are about to be declared officially extinct by authorities.
New $15M firm aims to de-extinct the mammoth
9-13-2021 | 29
A UFO hunter has teamed up with a Harvard geneticist in a renewed effort to bring mammoths back to life.
'Living fossil' discovered after 273M years
5-10-2021 | 1
Scientists have discovered an ancient symbiotic relationship off Japan that was long thought to be extinct.
'Extinct' bird rediscovered after 170 years
3-4-2021 | 3
An extremely rare bird that hadn't been seen in almost two centuries has turned up again in Indonesia.
Geomagnetic reversal linked to mass extinction
2-21-2021 | 19
Scientists believe that a historic reversal of the Earth's magnetic field may have proven catastrophic.
Investigator: 'Nessie related to extinct whale'
2-21-2021 | 14
An American cryptozoologist has put forward a possible new explanation for the Loch Ness Monster.
Unseen footage of thylacine cub unearthed
VIDEO 12-16-2020 | 9
Researchers have been scouring Australia's archives for long-lost video clips of the extinct Tasmanian tiger.
Mass extinctions follow 27-million-year cycle
12-14-2020 | 16
Scientists have determined that mass extinctions have occurred throughout history with striking regularity.
Will the human race eventually go extinct ?
5-6-2020 | 40
Given the sheer number of possible ways we could be wiped out, just how resilient are we as a species ?
Previously unseen thylacine footage unearthed
VIDEO 3-13-2020 | 12
Researchers have discovered extremely rare black-and-white footage of the extinct Tasmanian tiger.
Last mammoths lost the ability to smell flowers
2-9-2020 | 2
By 'resurrecting' the DNA of extinct mammoths, scientists have learned what may have contributed to their demise.
Who was responsible for the 'Devil's trail' ?
1-29-2020 | 10
Researchers have shed new light on a trail of fossil footprints found along the side of an extinct volcano.
Volcanism ruled out in dino extinction debate
1-18-2020 | 2
A new study has suggested that it was an asteroid strike, not volcanism, that ultimately wiped out the dinosaurs.
Government file details new thylacine sightings
10-17-2019 | 47
A recently released government document has revealed 8 new sightings of the 'extinct' animal in the last 3 years.
Mass extinction caused long-term disruption
9-30-2019 | 7
A new study has revealed how long it took for the world's oceans to recover after the death of the dinosaurs.
Giant extinct penguin was the size of a human
8-15-2019 | 4
Palaeontologists have identified the fossil remains of an enormous species of penguin that lived in New Zealand.
Giant parrot fossil unearthed in New Zealand
8-7-2019 | 7
Scientists have identified an extinct species of giant parrot that weighed 15lbs and stood up to 3ft in height.
Giant extinct condor discovered in Argentina
VIDEO 7-3-2019 | 3
Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a gargantuan condor 12 kilometers south of San Pedro.
Animals will likely 'downsize' in the future
6-17-2019 | 1
A new study has suggested that larger animals will go extinct while smaller, insect-eating animals will thrive.
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