Fish Bones Reveal Dinosaur-Killer Chicxulub Hit the Earth During Spring 66 Million Years Ago

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 02.24.2022 12:38 PM

Check out how the experts identified the exact time when the giant asteroid slammed into Earth. Dinosaurs disappeared from Earth 66 million years ago. The mass extinction of the clade was theorized to be initiated by a massive space rock that crashed to the face of our planet.

Species Can Experience Extinction Twice Before They Completely Go Extinct

02.18.2022 00:35 AM

A new study explains how species can experience extinction twice, and how the second one wipes them out completely from our system.

6th Mass Extinction Now Happening? Study Reveals Current Species Die-Off on Earth Caused by Humans

01.17.2022 09:58 AM

A new study recently revealed that the sixth mass extinction of the biodiversity of Earth is presently underway. Such study validates the warnings that species of this planet have been dying off at a quicker rate in the past few centuries.

Elon Musk Says Sun Could Cause '100% Chance' of Mass Extinction; Can We Prevent It?

01.17.2022 01:21 AM

There is a risk of all species becoming extinct in the future due to solar expansion, unless humanity makes life multiplanetary,' Elon Musk said.

Asian Unicorn Now Critically Endangered; Hunt for Saolas Still on Progress to Prevent Extinction

01.10.2022 02:30 AM

Saola Foundation expanded their project to search and preserve the remaining population of the rare Asian unicorn before it gets extinct.

Dragonflies Could Potentially Replace Pesticides, Algerian Biologist Suggests

12.29.2021 06:28 AM

Dragonflies are listed as at risk of extinction by IUCN in its alarming new assessment. But an Algerian biologist has found that these insects can potentially serve as a natural pesticide.

Ethiopian Elephant Population Under Threat; Research Shows How Illegal Housings Put the Largest Land Animals at Risk

11.30.2021 04:23 AM

Researchers recently discovered that in the 11 years to 2017, the number of illegal houses in the sanctuary rose from 18,000 to more than 50,000.

Scientists Show How Ancient Grazers Extinction Affects Climate Change, Triggers Rise in Fire Activity in Global Grasslands

11.26.2021 01:35 AM

A study published recently showed that the extinction of iconic grazers recently triggered a drastic rise in fire activity in the world's grasslands.

Fossilized Cranium Discovered in Kenya Belongs to African Elephant Species From 4.5 Million Years Ago

11.12.2021 01:26 AM

The University of Michigan experts recently looked at the gigantic cranium of an extinct Loxodonta adaurora that existed 4.5 million years back in now-called Kenya.

One of the World's Last Two Northern White Rhinos Retires From Breeding Project Due to Old Age, Illness

10.22.2021 01:11 AM

Scientists in Africa announced that Najin, one of the world's last two northern white rhinos is retiring as an egg cell donor due to old age and illness, leaving her daughter Fatu the only donor in the breeding program.

Komodo Dragons Now Listed as ‘Endangered’; IUCN Red List Warns Threat of 2-in-5 Shark Extinction

09.04.2021 21:30 PM

Around 28 percent of 138,000 percent of Komodo dragons analyzed by the Union are now said to be in danger of disappearing in the wild permanently.

Rhinoceros Going Extinct? Genome Analysis of Five Living Rhino Species May Help Save Them

08.25.2021 01:45 AM

Most rhinoceros species went extinct before the Pleistocene era. Geneticists now try to reconstruct the three extinct species to fill in the gaps of the species' evolutionary family tree by analyzing their genomes and the genomes of five living rhino species.

San Nicolas Island Fox Subspecies At Low Risk of Extinction; Island of the Blue Dolphins Sheds Light to This Declining Mammalian Population

08.24.2021 06:00 AM

The population of the San Nicolas Island fox, a subspecies of the Channel Island Species is found to be declining, almost by 50 percent with just 332 foxes left several years ago.

Scientists Breeding 24-Armed Sunflower Sea Stars in a Lab to Save Them From Extinction

08.05.2021 01:20 AM

Scientists from the University of Washington are breeding sunflower sea stars in the lab after the IUC declares the 24-armed sea creature as a critically endangered species. They hope to release these lab-grown sea stars in the ocean to save them from extinction.

Xerces Blue Butterfly Wiped-Out Due to Urban Development; First Distinct Insect Species Extinct by Human Activity

07.22.2021 04:20 AM

Xerces blue butterfly has been the first insects that was pushed to extinction by human activities. With the butterfly gone, researchers identified whether the insects were just a group swarming in San Francisco Bay, or a species of their own.

Antelope Saiga Returns; Population of This Rare Species Increases

07.05.2021 06:13 AM

The number of antelope saiga in their Kazakhstan heartland, according to the first aerial survey in two years, has increased from 334,000 to 842,000.

Extinct ‘Shark Bay’ Mouse Comes Back from the Dead, Astonishing Discovery Shows

06.29.2021 00:48 AM

A new study recently showed extinct "shark bay" mouse is still found on some small islands off the coast of West Australia.

Ancient Sharks Almost Wiped Out in Strange Extinction 19 Million Years Ago

06.04.2021 01:24 AM

A recent study suggests possible answers to the mysterious extinction event that almost wiped out 90% of the sharks from Earth's ocean.

Animal, Plant Species Heading Towards Extinction: 25 Percent of 7 Million in Great Danger

05.26.2021 02:14 AM

There are seven million known plant and animal species on Earth today and more than one million are reportedly hopelessly towards extinction.

Human Survival Under Threat as More Than 37,400 Animals Species and Microorganisms at Risk of Extinction

05.09.2021 23:17 PM

The International Union for Conservation of Nature o IUCN recently said that more than 37,400 animal species are at risk of disappearing or becoming extinct. This also puts human survival under threat.

Rare Giant California Condors Invade Woman’s Home, Trashing the Place

05.07.2021 05:10 AM

Reports recently showed approximately 15 to 20 of the giant California condors have taken a fondness to a woman's house in the city of Tehachapi and they made quite a mess.