Search results for: extinction
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.
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 ?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Elephants under threat as ivory demand soars
4-14-2012 | 17
Elephant populations in Africa are at risk of extinction due to increased ivory demand in China.
Fossil of extinct owl discovered in Madeira
3-28-2012 | 1
Scientists describe how the scops owl species flourished but was driven to extinction by humans.
What is the risk of human extinction ?
3-7-2012 | 30
As our population grows in excess of seven billion are we really vulnerable to extinction ?
'Mobile nature reserves' could save species
2-19-2012 | 9
Plans to protect endangered marine life using mobile nature reserves could save them from extinction.
Ice age animals not wiped out by humans
11-5-2011 | 5
The idea that man hunted some species to extinction during the ice age has been called in to question.
Prince Charles: "mankind is endangered"
9-11-2011 | 44
The Prince of Wales has stated that mankind is facing a "sixth great extinction event".
World's oceans move into 'extinction phase'
6-23-2011 | 111
Scientists warn that human activities may have pushed our oceans in to a new "extinction phase".
Are we currently in a 6th mass extinction ?
6-2-2011 | 49
Some scientists believe we are experiencing a mass extinction equal to that which killed the dinosaurs.
On the brink: sixth mass extinction
3-6-2011 | 67
A new study has revealed that we may be on the verge of an apocalyptic mass extinction event.
Dinosaurs made way for giant mammals
11-26-2010 | 5
After the extinction of the dinosaurs mammals grew in size exponentially to fill their habitats.
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