Tag: extinction
Top predators still prowled the seas after the biggest mass extinction
Artwork of a Hybodus shark, a predator that evolved in the late Permian and survived the mass extinctionCHRISTIAN…
Colossal aims to bring woolly mammoths back from extinction : NPR
Colossal Biosciences scientist Beth Shapiro holds a portion of a woolly mammoth tusk recovered from the Arctic. Rob…
An Ancient Wolf Cub’s Last Meal Just Rewrote The Woolly Rhino Extinction Story : ScienceAlert
New Insight into the Extinction of the Woolly Rhinoceros 14,400 years ago, a wolf cub's final meal before…
Why a Critical Orca Community Is Slipping toward Extinction
So this population of southern resident killer whales has faced a lot of challenges over the years, from…
2025 Nears Climate Heat Record, Mpox Variant Discovered, and Hobbit Extinction Explained
Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our…
‘Living Fossil’ Sharks, Rays and Whale Sharks Get a Lifeline amid Extinction Threat
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora recently updated its regulation and…
‘We’re precipitating an extermination rather than an extinction event’
Becki Gill Renowned wildlife presenter Chris Packham's affinity with nature blossomed even before he could articulate his thoughts.…
The guerilla campaign to save a Texas prairie from ‘silent extinction’
The Blackland Prairie Restoration Crew at St. Mark’s School in Dallas is on a mission to save the…
Ancient mass extinction shows how Earth turned into a super-greenhouse
Global warming is causing forest die-offs today, just as it did during the Permian-Triassic extinction event After a…
Why avoiding a sixth mass extinction is easier than it sounds
Why Preventing a Sixth Mass Extinction is More Achievable Than You Think Setting achievable goals is crucial when…
Are we in a sixth mass extinction?
But pinpointing when exactly a mass extinction starts and finishes is tricky, as the process can take thousands…
Cryopreservation is not sci-fi. It may save plants from extinction
But even with the advent of seed banks, many plant species remain at risk. The Magnolia wolfii is…