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'Vampire' kangaroos lived longer than thought
10-15-2017 |
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An extinct species of fanged kangaroo survived five million years longer than previously believed.
'Doomsday' has been postponed until October
9-25-2017 | 211
The man behind this month's doomsday prophecy has pushed the apocalypse back another few weeks.
The snow leopard is no longer 'endangered'
9-15-2017 | 7
The species, which has long teetered on the edge of extinction, is finally starting to make a comeback.
Extinct giant tortoise could make a comeback
9-14-2017 | 4
A new breeding program is aiming to bring back a species of giant tortoise that died out 150 years ago.
Extinct toothless dwarf dolphin unveiled
8-23-2017 | 3
Scientists have identified an extinct species of mini-dolphin that lived over 30 million years ago.
Extinction asteroid caused an 18-month winter
8-23-2017 | 9
Scientists have revealed the immense destructiveness of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Giant black swan once roamed New Zealand
7-26-2017 | 3
Scientists have found evidence of a huge, hulking semi-flightless swan that went extinct 500 years ago.
Scientists have recreated an extinct virus
7-11-2017 | 23
Scientists at the University of Alberta have managed to recreate a relative of the deadly smallpox virus.
Intense volcanism gave rise to the dinosaurs
6-20-2017 | 5
A mass extinction event 200 million years ago made it possible for the dinosaurs to dominate the planet.
Extinction asteroid hit 'worst possible place'
VIDEO 5-15-2017 | 5
Scientists have been drilling in to the crater left behind by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.
DNA of prehistoric humans found in caves
4-28-2017 | 6
Scientists have found a way to identify extinct species of human by analyzing the sediment inside caves.
Permian mass extinction 'could happen again'
3-25-2017 | 6
A catastrophic rise in temperature wiped out the vast majority of life on Earth 250 million years ago.
New 'king' polar bear clue found in Alaska
3-18-2017 | 2
A skull belonging to what is thought to be an extinct species of giant polar bear has been discovered.
Should we really bring back extinct species ?
2-28-2017 | 53
A new study has indicated that resurrecting long-extinct species could ultimately do more harm than good.
Half of all species could disappear by 2100
2-27-2017 | 5
Biologists have warned that up to a half of all species could be wiped out by the end of the century.
60% of primate species are facing extinction
VIDEO 1-18-2017 | 4
A worrying new study has shown just how vulnerable many of the world's primate species actually are.
Dinosaurs died out due to incubation period
1-3-2017 | 14
A new theory has suggested that the dinosaurs became extinct because they couldn't hatch quickly enough.
Scientists set to revive extinct steppe bison
12-30-2016 | 21
Teams from Russia and South Korea are working together to bring the extinct species back to life.
The cheetah is now at risk of going extinct
12-27-2016 | 47
Conservationists have warned that the world's fastest land animal is on the verge of being wiped out.
Bleak figures show giraffes face extinction
12-8-2016 | 113
The world's tallest animal has suffered a worrying decline in numbers over the last three decades.
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