Animal world
Thirteen species could be extinct from the Australian bushfire disaster
Following the forest fire disaster in Australia, 13 species are predicted to disappear forever.
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'Canyon of other human beings' hides incredible civilization
Sophisticated tools, aged 1.2-1.85 million years, long before the advent of Homo sapiens, surprised archaeologists.
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The swordfish of the Yangtze River is believed to be extinct
One of the world's largest freshwater fish (adults can reach up to 7 meters) is believed to be extinct due to overfishing and the appearance of the Three Gorges Dam.
Archeology
If flying dinosaurs were not extinct, could humans tame them into mounts?
Mankind has the ambition to conquer and domesticate wild animals, but if flying dinosaurs aren't extinct, can humans tame them into mounts?
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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…
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30-year-old extinct toad species reappears
The researchers were overjoyed to see 30 star clown toads in the remote jungle in the mountains.
Archeology
The Neanderthals became extinct: Not because the elves were massacred, simply because they were ... 'too black'
A new study believes that the Neanderthal race became extinct in part because they were too unlucky.
Archeology
The 'devil' in Asian myth is ... other humans have lived with us
Genetic studies of the United States, India and Singapore have uncovered the truth of the scary Rakshasas: another human being who once lived and married with our modern…
Archeology
Another human being became extinct because of the 'marriage of death' with our ancestors
US scientists have discovered an unexpected event that could have caused the ancient Neanderthals to become extinct, leaving the Earth with only one species of his genus…
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Humans can become extinct at any time
According to Oxford University scientists, the highest probability that 100% of Earth's population will perish is 1 in 14,000.
Biology
Botanists found flower plants extinct for 200 years
Botanist Brian du Preez stumbles across a cluster of legumes with unique purple flowers on an expedition to the Western Cape.
Animal world
Cheetah is in danger of extinction
The number of Cheetah jaguars in the Middle East plummeted due to oil depletion and illegal trade, each costing from 6,600 to 10,000 USD.
Animal world
The object fell to Earth, destroying saber-tooth tigers 13,000 years ago
The scientists discovered evidence that 13,000 years ago, an object fell to Earth and destroyed ice age mammals such as mammoths and saber-tooth tigers.
Archeology
Fossils reveal information about life regeneration on Earth after extinct dinosaurs
Fossils excavated in Colorado (USA) are making archaeologists extremely happy because it contains valuable information related to the life after the dinosaurs became ext…
Archeology
Shocked by evidence of another human being clearing the island
The story of prehistoric explorers 9,000 years ago exploring Greek islands collapsed, because of the footprint of an extinct human being that existed tens of thousands o…