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Australian Thunderbird Extinction 40,000 Years Ago Due to Its Inability to Adapt Changes, Study Says

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 09.06.2022 00:44 AM

Thunderbirds from Australia did not survive and went extinct due to its inability to adapt to environmental changes. Read more to know the details.

Paleontological Discoveries: Top 5 Finds in May and June

06.28.2021 08:30 AM

Science news site recently came out with a list of the most essential paleontological discoveries of May, as well as updates from this month.

Massive 600kg Dromornis Extinct Bird Had Large Skull, With Very Little Space for a Brain

03.25.2021 01:54 AM

Researchers from Flinders University in Australia discovered through a fossil CT scan that the skull of the large extinct Dromornis stirtoni had a large skull with very little space for a brain.

New "Map of Life" Shows Where Over 369 Undiscovered Species Might Still Thrive

03.24.2021 03:28 AM

Maps have been used to mark territories and more importantly, treasure. The new Map of Life, however, marks locations where Earth's undiscovered species are most likely to be found.

Researchers Find a 5-Million-Year Old Animal Related to the Honey Badger

11.03.2020 06:00 AM

About five million years ago, the West Coast of South Africa saw its share of dangerous mammals - wolverines, bears, saber-tooth tigers - and now, a small carnivore related to the modern honey badger.

Bringing Back Extinct Animals To Life Will Lead To The Extinction Of Endangered Species

05.23.2017 01:21 AM

The question of de-extinction of the extinct animals have been a controversial subject between the scientists for years, and the recent report shows that the de-extinction will lead to more losses than gain.

Extinct In Just 30 Years: Steller's Sea Cow Survived Ice Age, But Not When Humans Hunt Them Down

04.28.2017 01:12 AM

The Steller's Sea Cow was a testament of how human activity can eradicate even those species who survived the last ice age.

Wet Season Subdued the Giant Sloths, Mammoths & Other Megafauna to Extinction

04.21.2017 14:14 PM

Apart from previous theory on how the megafauna such as the giant sloths and mammoths became extinct, a new study blames the wetter season for the loss of vegetation and food.

Megatherium Or Extinct Giant Sloth Built Huge Complex Tunnels In Prehistoric Brazil, But Why?

04.04.2017 01:35 AM

The extinct giant sloths built thousands of tunnels in prehistoric Brazil but scientists are baffled of this feat.

Bringing Back The Tasmanian Tiger From Extinction, Sightings Reported In Australia

04.04.2017 01:21 AM

The Tasmanian tiger went extinct in 1986 but reliable reports of sightings may lead to proof that they are still alive and kicking in the wild.

Bringing Extinct Animals Back to Life No Longer Just Part of the Movies

03.27.2015 15:59 PM

Move over Jurassic Park, it seems the idea of bringing extinct animals back to life is now becoming more science rather than science fiction. The idea of reviving long extinct species has fascinated scientists for generations. Now, they have brought the idea one step closer to reality as scientists from Harvard University have managed to insert wooly mammoth DNA into the code of Asian elephants.

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