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Mass extinction caused long-term disruption
Sep 30, 2019A 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
Aug 15, 2019Palaeontologists have identified the fossil remains of an enormous species of penguin that lived in New Zealand.
Giant parrot fossil unearthed in New Zealand
Aug 7, 2019Scientists 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 Jul 3, 2019Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a gargantuan condor 12 kilometers south of San Pedro.
Animals will likely 'downsize' in the future
Jun 17, 2019A 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
May 10, 2019Researchers 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
Apr 17, 2019Scientists in Siberia have succeeded in retrieving blood from the well-preserved remains of an extinct horse.
New human species unearthed in island cave
Apr 10, 2019Scientists have discovered the fossil remains of an extinct species of human in a cave in the Philippines.
'Extinct' cougars sighted in North Carolina
Mar 21, 2019Several people have come forward to report cougar sightings despite the cats being extinct in the state.
Mammoth resurrection is now one step closer
Mar 12, 2019Japanese scientists have achieved a 'significant step' towards the de-extinction of the woolly mammoth.
Dinosaurs were thriving before asteroid strike
Mar 8, 2019A 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
Mar 4, 2019Two separate ranger patrols have reported sightings of the Formosan clouded leopard in a remote forest region.
World's largest bee rediscovered in Indonesia
VIDEO Feb 21, 2019A 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
Nov 8, 2018The 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 ?
Sep 13, 2018The elephant bird, along with some of Madagascar's other megafauna, went extinct around 1,000 years ago.
Scientists unlock secrets of the Great Dying
Aug 28, 2018A 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
Aug 23, 2018Scientists have identified the first known example of first-generation interbreeding between two extinct hominins.
Evolution may favor laziness, new study finds
Aug 23, 2018In some species, the key to success may be more about 'survival of the laziest' than 'survival of the fittest'.
Biologist in new hunt for Tasmanian tiger
Jul 14, 2018Wildlife biologist Forrest Galante is known for finding live specimens of species thought to have gone extinct.
Bananas may be at risk of going extinct
Jul 8, 2018A particularly virulent disease is threatening to completely wipe out one of the world's favorite fruits.
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