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Volcanism ruled out in dino extinction debate
1-18-2020 |
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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.
Extinct bird evolved itself back in to existence
5-10-2019 | 5
Researchers have identified a species of bird that went extinct, then evolved again from the same lineage.
Liquid blood extracted from 42,000-year-old foal
4-17-2019 | 11
Scientists in Siberia have succeeded in retrieving blood from the well-preserved remains of an extinct horse.
New human species unearthed in island cave
4-10-2019 | 12
Scientists have discovered the fossil remains of an extinct species of human in a cave in the Philippines.
'Extinct' cougars sighted in North Carolina
3-21-2019 | 27
Several people have come forward to report cougar sightings despite the cats being extinct in the state.
Mammoth resurrection is now one step closer
3-12-2019 | 59
Japanese scientists have achieved a 'significant step' towards the de-extinction of the woolly mammoth.
Dinosaurs were thriving before asteroid strike
3-8-2019 | 21
A new study has cast doubt on the idea that the dinosaurs had been in steady decline before the impact.
'Extinct' cloud leopard seen alive in Taiwan
3-4-2019 | 4
Two separate ranger patrols have reported sightings of the Formosan clouded leopard in a remote forest region.
World's largest bee rediscovered in Indonesia
VIDEO 2-21-2019 | 3
A gigantic species of bee thought to have gone extinct has been discovered alive and well on a remote island.
Tiny extinct primate was world's smallest ape
11-8-2018 | 2
The fossil remains of a prehistoric primate species weighing a mere 7.7 lbs have been unearthed in Kenya.
What wiped out the world's largest bird ?
9-13-2018 | 13
The elephant bird, along with some of Madagascar's other megafauna, went extinct around 1,000 years ago.
Scientists unlock secrets of the Great Dying
8-28-2018 | 5
A new study has determined how a volcanic eruption 205 million years ago wiped out 90 percent of all life on Earth.
Cave girl was half Neanderthal, half Denisovan
8-23-2018 | 6
Scientists have identified the first known example of first-generation interbreeding between two extinct hominins.
Evolution may favor laziness, new study finds
8-23-2018 | 11
In some species, the key to success may be more about 'survival of the laziest' than 'survival of the fittest'.
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