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Scientists challenge 'Yeti' DNA results
Dec 18, 2014DNA thought to be from an extinct polar bear in the Himalayas might actually belong to something else.
Are we on the verge of a 6th mass extinction?
Dec 16, 2014Earth could see three quarters of its animal species go extinct within the next few decades.
Richard Dawkins proposes 'cosmic tombstone'
Oct 24, 2014The evolutionary biologist has suggested sending a record of our civilization out in to space.
Megalodon extinction gave whales a boost
Oct 24, 2014The disappearance of the world's biggest shark may have enabled whales to grow to huge sizes.
Northern white rhinos on brink of extinction
Oct 19, 2014One of the last remaining northern white rhinos has died leaving only six left alive in the whole world.
Prehistoric kangaroo walked like a human
Oct 18, 2014The extinct sthenurine kangaroo weighed a quarter of a ton and looked a bit like a giant bipedal rabbit.
Machu Picchu home to giant 'extinct' rat
Sep 28, 2014A species of rat thought to be extinct has been rediscovered near the Incan city's ruins in Peru.
Did 'bad luck' wipe out the dinosaurs ?
Jul 28, 2014Scottish scientists believe that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a series of consecutive disasters.
Extinct marine animal found very much alive
Jun 18, 2014An ancient organism believed to have died out 4 million years ago has been found near New Zealand.
Hitler planned to bring back extinct aurochs
Jun 16, 2014Nazi scientists had once planned to use selective breeding to bring an extinct cow species back to life.
Do magnetic flips cause mass extinctions ?
Jun 12, 2014The periodic reversal of the Earth's magnetic field may play a key role in mass extinction events.
Earth on verge of sixth mass extinction
Jun 3, 2014Scientists have warned that we may soon be facing one of the largest mass extinctions in Earth's history.
Dogs helped drive mammoths to extinction
Jun 2, 2014Early humans may have relied on domesticated dogs to help them hunt down and kill woolly mammoths.
Should smallpox be condemned to extinction?
May 20, 2014Health officials will be meeting next week to decide if the virus should be destroyed once and for all.
Did humans wipe out New Zealand's Moa ?
Mar 18, 2014Were we solely responsible for the species' extinction or were there other factors at work ?
Did dark matter wipe out the dinosaurs ?
Mar 11, 2014Could a disc of dark matter on the galactic plane have triggered an apocalyptic asteroid impact ?
'Extinct' deer turns up alive in Vietnam
Mar 9, 2014Researchers have rediscovered a species of deer thought to have disappeared over 85 years ago.
Lemurs are now on the brink of extinction
Feb 21, 2014The unique inhabitants of the Indian Ocean island Madagascar are on the verge of disappearing forever.
New Voynich manuscript clue surfaces
Feb 4, 2014An analysis of plant illustrations within the text has turned up links to an extinct Mexican language.
Rats could evolve to be as big as sheep
Feb 4, 2014The extinction of several large mammal species could pave the way for super-sized rats.
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