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Supercomputer predicts mass extinction in 2100
Scientists ran a supercomputer simulation that depicted a mass extinction on Earth in the year 2100.
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Archeology
Scientists plan to bring back the Dodo bird, but how exactly will they do it?
The dodo, one of the largest birds on Earth, faced extinction in the late 17th century and was officially considered extinct by humans in 1662.
Animal world
Should extinct animals be revived?
According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), nearly two-thirds of the world's wildlife has been lost in the past 50 years. Tens of thousands of species are also th…
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Guam island birds back after 40 years of extinction
The Guam Island waterfowl - a species extinct in the wild for 40 years - have returned after decades of conservation efforts, originating from the last 21 individuals ke…
Animal world
The news that Tasmanian tigers became extinct 80 years ago appeared in Australia
Tasmanian tigers, which have striped stripes on their back, were thought to be extinct more than 80 years ago but recent Australian documents show that they were seen tw…
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What will the world be like if dinosaurs and mammoths revive?
What are the common points of giant creatures like dinosaurs, mammoths, and dodo birds? They are extinct. But what about the world if one day these animals ... revive?
Animal world
Many living extinct species in 'The City of the Monkey God'
Explorers to the Lost City of the Monkey in Honduras were shocked when they saw many creatures that were supposedly extinct still alive and well here!
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South Korea 'revived' extinct birds for 40 years
Thanks to the breeding programs, the storks are gradually revived and released back to nature in Korea after 4 decades.
1001 mystery
The most strange disappearances in history
Rocky grasshoppers, Megalodon sharks, curly-haired mammoths ... their extinction remains a mystery that challenges modern science.
Oceanography
The least known close-up picture of the whale in the world
Bryde whale is one of the largest ocean creatures. Adult Bryde whales can be up to 16.5m long, weigh up to 40 tons. However, they are also one of the least known species…
Archeology
Why does science have to spend tens of years just to revive mammoths?
Although extinct more than 10,000 years ago, scientists have always tried to find many different ways to revive mammoths.
Archeology
The reasons for extinction of animals are more difficult than we imagined
We often see in sci-fi movies, scientists easily revive animals that once extinct millions of years ago with only one drop of fossil remains.
Archeology
Reviving the 1.500kg extinct bison, 400 years old
Scientists are trying to revive the European bison (Auroch), an animal that has been extinct, and bring it back to nature.
Archeology
Reviving a lion from a corpse intact for 12,000 years
From DNA samples taken from intact frozen baby lions after 12,000 years, international scientists are hoping to revive cave lions that once wandered on Earth in the Ice…
Archeology
Cloning animal clones from prehistoric times to create Jurassic Park
Russian scientists have begun to clone the plan of cloning animals from prehistoric times, including mammoths in the hope that the permafrost in Siberia will help them a…