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Did competition for food wipe out Megalodon ?
Apr 1, 2016The largest shark that ever lived may have been driven to extinction by competition from other predators.
Could Planet Nine cause mass extinctions ?
Mar 31, 2016A new theory has suggested that the new planet could be responsible for periodic mass extinction events.
Thylacine sighted in Australian coastal town
Mar 29, 2016Being extinct hasn't stopped the elusive Tasmanian tiger from making an appearance every once in a while.
Scientists aim to clone an extinct cave lion
Mar 5, 2016The woolly mammoth is not the only prehistoric beast that modern science could bring back to life.
Could alien life have already gone extinct ?
Jan 21, 2016Even if we do find a habitable planet, could its indigenous life forms have already died out long ago ?
Real-life King Kong died out due to its diet
Jan 6, 2016A prehistoric species of giant ape went extinct because it couldn't adapt to its changing environment.
Extinct giant tortoises could live again
Dec 10, 2015Scientists are hoping to breed hybrid tortoises in a renewed attempt to resurrect two extinct subspecies.
Fungus could drive bananas to extinction
VIDEO Dec 2, 2015Researchers have warned that a deadly type of fungus could devastate banana crops around the world.
Supervolcanoes helped seal dinosaurs' fate
Oct 2, 2015The asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs might have also produced intense volcanic activity.
Can mankind survive a 6th mass extinction ?
Aug 13, 2015Scientists have warned that the human race may be just as likely to disappear as a rare animal species.
Rhino spy cameras could help stop poaching
Jul 22, 2015Miniature spy cameras and alarms are to be used in an effort to put a stop to poaching once and for all.
Ancient volcano cluster found near Sydney
VIDEO Jul 14, 2015Four extinct volcanoes dating back 50 million years have been found on the ocean floor in Australia.
The hunt for a live Tasmanian tiger continues
Jul 12, 2015Michael Moss has spent the last two decades hunting for surviving members of the long extinct species.
Earth's sixth mass extinction may be underway
Jun 20, 2015With species disappearing in their thousands our planet may be on the verge of a mass extinction event.
Wild 'virgin-born' sawfish are a world first
Jun 2, 2015Smalltooth sawfish in Florida appear to have developed a novel new way of escaping their own extinction.
Male northern white rhino under armed guard
Apr 16, 2015The last remaining male northern white rhino has four armed guards protecting him 24 hours a day.
Acid oceans blamed for worst mass extinction
Apr 12, 2015An extinction event known as the 'Great Dying' wiped out most of the life on Earth 251 million years ago.
Did dark matter kill the dinosaurs ?
Feb 23, 2015Scientists have suggested that dark matter might be the main culprit in mass extinction events.
Asteroid firestorm didn't kill the dinosaurs
Jan 24, 2015Scientists believe that a long winter, not an inferno, was most likely to blame for their extinction.
DNA extracted from extinct giant kangaroo
Jan 17, 2015Scientists have been able to extract the DNA from two extinct behemoths that lived 45,000 years ago.
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