Oceanography
The largest fish on the planet is in danger of extinction because of a traffic accident
These traffic accidents have decimated the world's whale shark population by as much as half in the past 75 years.
Extinct
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Animal world
Ugly or biting people, many species of crocodiles and snakes are being left to go extinct, no one to preserve
In a new study published in the journal Nature, an international team of wildlife conservationists warns of a worrying reality in their work.
Animal world
'Frozen Zoo' revives animals on the verge of extinction
When Kurt Benirschke first collected skin samples from endangered species in 1972, he had no firm plan for what to do with them.
Biology
Discovered wild flowers thought extinct 40 years ago in Ecuador
Biologists have found the wild flower Gasteranthus extincus - thought to be extinct in Ecuador 40 years ago.
History
The extinction of the Neanderthals was not caused by our ancestors overnight!
New fossils are challenging the idea that modern humans wiped out Neanderthals shortly after leaving Africa.
Science story
If suddenly extinct, what traces of humans will be left on Earth after billions of years?
Plastic, metal or glass... what will last for billions of years?
Animal world
Bats thought to be extinct reappear after 4 decades
Conservationists have recently confirmed that the Hill's Horseshoe bat still exists in the dense Nyungwe rainforest of Rwanda.
Science story
What is social extinction?
Social extinction is the disappearance of species from our collective memory and attention.
Animal world
Irrawaddy freshwater dolphin officially extinct in Laos
The last freshwater Irrawaddy dolphin from Laos got entangled in a fishing net and was found dead on February 15 on a riverbank in Stung Treng province, Cambodia, border…
Animal world
Did climate change make ancient lions and bears extinct?
Climate change may have been the main cause of the extinction of ancient lions and bears about a millennium ago.
Archeology
The mystery of the 11 mass extinctions on Earth and the prediction of the 12th event
Up to the present time, the doomsday events still contain countless mysteries that humans have not been able to fully discover.
Animal world
Mexico makes a miracle about resurrecting an extinct endemic fish species
The tequila fish, scientifically known as zoogoneticus tequila, is an animal endemic to the western Mexican state of Jalisco, home to world-famous tequila.
Archeology
The most severe period of extinction is also the time when the Earth is 'strongest'
As it turns out, the deadliest extinction event on Earth in the past also had another feature - it was extremely 'smelly'.
Archeology
Extinct species lurking in Canada, living for another 5,000 years no one knows?
New DNA evidence reveals the famous woolly mammoth existed in Canada as long as 5,000 years ago, after being thought to be extinct worldwide for several millennia.
Animal world
Meteors made dinosaurs extinct, why are crocodiles still alive?
The reason comes from the amazing ability of crocodiles to adapt and fast.