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Did 'bad luck' wipe out the dinosaurs ?
7-28-2014 |
24
Scottish scientists believe that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a series of consecutive disasters.
Extinct marine animal found very much alive
6-18-2014 | 11
An ancient organism believed to have died out 4 million years ago has been found near New Zealand.
Hitler planned to bring back extinct aurochs
6-16-2014 | 26
Nazi scientists had once planned to use selective breeding to bring an extinct cow species back to life.
Do magnetic flips cause mass extinctions ?
6-12-2014 | 55
The periodic reversal of the Earth's magnetic field may play a key role in mass extinction events.
Earth on verge of sixth mass extinction
6-3-2014 | 105
Scientists have warned that we may soon be facing one of the largest mass extinctions in Earth's history.
Dogs helped drive mammoths to extinction
6-2-2014 | 15
Early humans may have relied on domesticated dogs to help them hunt down and kill woolly mammoths.
Should smallpox be condemned to extinction?
5-20-2014 | 13
Health 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 ?
3-18-2014 | 40
Were we solely responsible for the species' extinction or were there other factors at work ?
Did dark matter wipe out the dinosaurs ?
3-11-2014 | 45
Could a disc of dark matter on the galactic plane have triggered an apocalyptic asteroid impact ?
'Extinct' deer turns up alive in Vietnam
3-9-2014 | 16
Researchers have rediscovered a species of deer thought to have disappeared over 85 years ago.
Lemurs are now on the brink of extinction
2-21-2014 | 10
The unique inhabitants of the Indian Ocean island Madagascar are on the verge of disappearing forever.
New Voynich manuscript clue surfaces
2-4-2014 | 84
An 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
2-4-2014 | 28
The extinction of several large mammal species could pave the way for super-sized rats.
Lions in West Africa are facing extinction
1-15-2014 | 17
A recent survey has suggested that there are only around 400 of the animals left in the entire region.
Efforts renewed to clone extinct goat
11-24-2013 | 7
Spanish scientists are redoubling their efforts to clone the bucardo which died out 13 years ago.
Expedition in 'no doubt' over live thylacines
11-13-2013 | 51
A team from the Centre for Fortean Zoology is in Tasmania hunting for signs of the 'extinct' thylacine.
Scientists recreate genomes of extinct beasts
11-12-2013 | 6
New DNA sequencing techniques have helped scientists unlock the secrets of long extinct creatures.
Western black rhino goes extinct
6-11-2013 | 56
The species has been officially declared extinct due to no reported sightings over the last seven years.
Are plants on track to go it alone ?
5-31-2013 | 10
With a global decline in pollinators, many plant species will either have to adapt or face extinction.
Formosan clouded leopard goes extinct
5-3-2013 | 27
A subspecies of clouded leopard unique to Taiwan has been declared extinct by a team of zoologists.
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