Animal world
Mermaids are officially extinct in China
The fairy fish (also known as dugongs or dugongs) is functionally extinct in China, due to widespread habitat destruction and poaching, scientists say.
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Animal world
Scientists hope to revive the extinct Tasmanian tiger
A project to regenerate the Tasmanian tiger from ancient and new genes is underway in Melbourne, Australia.
Biology
The only native insect in Antarctica may be extinct
Simulations in the study showed that a 2°C rise in winter temperatures could reduce the survival of the Antarctic midges.
Archeology
This fish-like creature could be an ancient human ancestor
A mysterious extinct creature that once baffled scientists has finally found its place in the tree of life.
Animal world
The famous colorful bird in the movie 'The Lion King' is about to become extinct
The colorful, attractive bird that appeared in the movie 'The Lion King' then became famous, is on the verge of extinction, wiped out by climate change.
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.
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.
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
New species of giant tortoise discovered in the Galapagos Islands
Scientists have discovered that the giant tortoises present on San Cristobal Island, in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, are not previously identified species.
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.
Technology
Grow ancient creatures from scientifically accurate augmented reality
Paleontologists from La Brea Tar Pits are currently developing a scientifically accurate herd of extinct animals for use in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (V…
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…
Archeology
Find the 'garden of paradise' where 2 human species met, creating us today
Modern Homo sapiens bears more or less the characteristics of other extinct human species, not by blood, but more or less skills inherited from distant ancestors.
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.