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Evolution may favor laziness, new study finds
8-23-2018 |
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In some species, the key to success may be more about 'survival of the laziest' than 'survival of the fittest'.
Mass extinction triggered age of the dinosaurs
4-16-2018 | 19
A new study has revealed that a devastating event may have been responsible for the dinosaurs' dominance.
Dino-killing asteroid hit worst possible place
11-9-2017 | 6
The dinosaurs may not have gone extinct if the asteroid had hit almost anywhere other than where it did.
New orangutan species discovered in Sumatra
VIDEO 11-2-2017 | 12
Scientists studying apes in northern Sumatra have identified a small population of an entirely new species.
'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
13% chance of doomsday, claims maths expert
11-25-2016 | 36
Dr Fergus Simpson maintains that humanity has a 13% chance of going extinct before the century is out.
Did Frankenstein actually save mankind ?
10-30-2016 | 4
Scientists have revisited the classic Mary Shelley novel to find out what it teaches us about extinction.
58% of wildlife wiped out over last 40 years
10-28-2016 | 73
If things don't change soon the ongoing decline is likely to reach two-thirds by the end of the decade.
Dinosaurs 'in decline' before asteroid strike
VIDEO 4-19-2016 | 21
A new study has suggested that the dinosaurs had already been dying out long before the asteroid hit.
Deep-sea creatures survived the apocalypse
4-17-2016 | 4
Scientists have determined how deep-sea creatures survived the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs.
Scientists to drill in to 'dinosaur crater'
4-7-2016 | 6
A new expedition is aiming to drill in to the crater left by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.
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