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Egg from extinct bird sells for $101,813
4-25-2013 |
15
The partly fossilized elephant bird egg was snapped up at a London auction for double its estimate.
How will humans become extinct ?
4-24-2013 | 69
If we were to become extinct in the forseeable future, how exactly would such an event come about ?
Author catches glimpse of extinct thylacine
4-21-2013 | 42
Author Col Bailey maintains that he's encountered the Tasmanian tiger twice in his lifetime.
Is it ethical to bring back extinct species ?
4-9-2013 | 68
Once a species has gone extinct, is it ethically sound to use science to bring it back from oblivion ?
What is the risk of extinction by asteroid ?
3-24-2013 | 53
Asteroids have wiped out life on Earth before - what are the chances of another hit any time soon ?
Scientists grow embryos of extinct frog
3-20-2013 | 19
A unique species of extinct frog that gives birth through its mouth may soon be rising from the dead.
Extinct giant camels once roamed the Arctic
VIDEO 3-6-2013 | 10
Fossil fragments belonging to a giant extinct camel species have been unearthed on Ellesmere island.
Did the Neanderthals fail to hunt rabbits ?
3-3-2013 | 38
A new theory suggests that an inability to catch rabbits for food may have hastened their extinction.
World's reptiles facing extinction
2-17-2013 | 22
As many as 19% of the reptile species alive today are on the brink of going extinct, say scientists.
Plan needed to help save polar bears
2-8-2013 | 22
Polar bears are at risk of going extinct if nothing is done soon to stop them from starving.
Study shows humans killed off the thylacine
2-2-2013 | 28
Humans alone were responsible for the extinction of the Tasmanian Tiger, new research has found.
Scientists: 'extinction not always bad thing'
1-28-2013 | 14
When one species of animal goes extinct it can potentially open the door to an increase in biodiversity.
Javan rhino officially extinct In Vietnam
1-6-2013 | 17
The last Javan rhinoceros living in Vietnam has died meaning that the subspecies is now extinct.
'Extinct' whale species discovered alive
12-23-2012 | 14
The pygmy whale is the last living relative of a group of whales that died out millions of years ago.
'Extinct' tortoise might not be lost yet
11-23-2012 | 10
Pinta Island giant tortoise 'Lonesome George' was thought to be the last of his species, but was he ?
Did a lack of diversity kill the dinosaurs ?
11-4-2012 | 2
If the extinction asteroid had hit earlier than it did would the dinosaurs have still been wiped out ?
Invertebrates at risk of extinction
9-2-2012 | 16
One fifth of the world's population of spineless creatures are believed to be at risk of going extinct.
New Zealand 'night parrot' numbers increase
6-23-2012 | 21
A mammoth conservation effort has helped bring one of the rarest birds back from the brink of extinction.
Rhino-sized mega-wombat skeletons found
6-22-2012 | 12
50 skeletons belonging to the extinct giant wombat species diprotodon have been found in Queensland.
Did egg-laying cause dinosaur extinction ?
4-19-2012 | 16
Scientists have suggested that egg-laying may have been a factor in the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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