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Berkeley Scientists: World In 'Mass Extinction Spasm' »
Posted by: Neophile 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Devastating declines of amphibian species around the world are a sign that the world is in the middle of a "mass extinction spasm," University of ...
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1 in 4 mammals at risk of extinction, scientists say »
Posted by: engineer 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Conservationists have taken the first detailed look at the world's mammals in more than a decade, and the news isn't good.
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1 in 4 mammals at risk of extinction, scientists say »
Posted by: engineer 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Conservationists have taken the first detailed look at the world's mammals in more than a decade, and the news isn't good.
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Amphibians Face Major Threat »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
According to a new study, one third of amphibian species around the world could become extinct. The impact on our planet could be far-reaching. Daniel ...
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The Earth's 6th Great Mass Extinction is Occurring as You Read This »
Posted by: DiffeeOnline 1 week, 1 day ago in Science & Technology
"If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects ...
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New Yorkers trying to save historic Tin Pan Alley »
Posted by: BronxBomber 3 weeks, 3 days ago in News
A group of New Yorkers is fighting to save Tin Pan Alley , the half-dozen row houses where iconic American songs were born. The four-story, 19th-century ...
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Extinct Giant Tortoise Could Be Revived »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 2 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
An extinct giant tortoise could make a comeback now that living turtles in the Galapagos Islands have been confirmed as hybrid descendents.
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Mexico City's 'water monster' nears extinction »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 1 month ago in Science & Technology
Beneath the tourist gondolas in the remains of a great Aztec lake lives a creature that resembles a monster — and a Muppet — with its slimy ...
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Mammals facing extinction threat »
Posted by: BronxBomber 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
About 25% of the world's mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to a global assessment.
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Lights out? Experts fear fireflies are dwindling »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 3 months ago in Science & Technology
"The firefly populations have dropped 70 percent, in the past three years," said Preecha, 58, a former teacher who started providing dozens of row boats ...
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Almost half of primate species face extinction »
Posted by: ameliog 3 months, 4 weeks ago in Science & Technology
That soars to more than 70% in Asia, with individual countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia seeing at least 80% of their primate species threatened ...
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Pregnancy test leaves at-risk frogs holding the baby »
Posted by: ameliog 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
ONE of Victoria's largest frogs is facing extinction from a skin disease that is wiping out frogs the world over - and a 1930s human ...
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Current mass extinction spurs major study of which plants to save »
Posted by: cosmogenium 1 month, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
PhysOrg.com: The Earth is in the midst of the sixth mass extinction of both plants and animals, with nearly 50 percent of all species ...
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Evidence mounts that we're in midst of mass extinction event »
Posted by: Neophile 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
It's difficult to follow the literature right now in ecology without feeling like you need a drink. Pretty much wherever you look there's ...
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Nearly half of all the world's primates at risk of extinction »
Posted by: Neophile 3 months, 4 weeks ago in News
Nearly half of all primate species are now threatened with extinction, according to an evaluation by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
