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What Might the Next Mass Extinction Look Like?
Earth has experienced several mass extinctions caused by events like asteroid impacts, volcanic activity, and climate change, with…
We discovered three new species of marsupial. Unfortunately, they’re already extinct
Crest-tailed mulgara (Dasycercus cristicauda) from the Simpson Desert, Queensland. Bobby Tamayo / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Jake Newman-Martin,…
Invasive alien species are a serious threat to the planet: 4 key messages for Africa
Julie Coetzee, Rhodes University Climate change has negatively – and irreversibly, in some cases – affected ecosystems around…
All Non-Avian Dinosaurs Died From the Asteroid 65 Million Years Ago. How Did Crocodiles Make It Out Alive?
Surprisingly enough, the closest living relatives to all dinosaurs—and, by extension, all living birds—are the crocodilians. Despite this,…
Orphaned Elephants in Botswana Help Unlock the Secrets of Mammoth Hybrids
US biotech startup Colossal is pursuing an ambitious mission to revive the extinct woolly mammoth, which hasn’t walked…
Extinct but not gone – the thylacine continues to fascinate us
Menna Elizabeth Jones, University of Tasmania Human life on Earth is utterly dependent on biodiversity but our activities…
A Biotech Startup Plans to Bring Back the Dodo—All the Way to Their Native Island
Colossal Biosciences, a billion-dollar startup, claims to be one step closer to resurrecting the extinct dodo bird. The…
Should we bring back the thylacine? We asked 5 experts
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Signe Dean, The Conversation In a newly announced partnership with Texas biotech company…
When is a species really extinct?
Dodos have been extinct for centuries, but it’s not a simple matter to definitively designate a species as…
Digital sound archives can bring extinct birds (briefly) back to life
Colorized version of a 1935 photo of a male ivory-billed woodpecker, now believed to be extinct. Photographed by…