Tag: Extinction
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Three male fish, the last of their kind, must find a mate or else go extinct
If you happen to know of any female fish of the Mangarahara cichlid variety, the London Zoo would very much like to introduce her to a couple of extremely
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Clouded leopards declared extinct in Taiwan
After more than a decade of in the field study, there has been no evidence of the rare and majestic leopard.
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Duck fathers a chicken, offering hope for extinct species
Scientists from Dubai's Central Veterinary Research Laboratory say they have succeeded in using one species to produce another, a new technique which could be used to bring extinct species back to life.
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Scientists successfully create living embryo of an extinct species
UNSW researcher Mike Archer says that, at first, the egg seemed inactive. "But then, all of a sudden, one of the cells divided, and then it divided again, and again."
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On Chavez, AP misses forest for the skyscraper
An Associated Press report on the death of Hugo Chavez suggests Chavez wasted money on health care when he could have built giant skyscrapers. It's a lesson on our distorted value system.
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Poachers have killed two-thirds of Africa's forest elephants in ten years
If decline trends from the first decade of this century continue, scientists say that this iconic African species will not live to see the next.
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3,000 great apes killed or captured every year, reports UN
In terms of biology, humans and the planet's other great apes share a common branch in the tree of life. But sadly, despite their near-humanity, our primate cousins continue to die out at the hands of those who consider them as mere commodities.
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Full Version of Summer Rayne Oakes' Film eXtinction Released Online
The award-winning short film is accompanied by a take-action campaign to address our greatest environmental challenges.
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Could Farming Bluefin Tuna Help Ensure Its Survival?
Unlike other bluefin tuna farms, this one spawns its own young. Is it a step toward sustainability?
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Extinction Event Near Miss: Fragments From Billion-Ton Comet Missed Earth by a Hair in 1883
Thousands of Tunguska events over a couple days? Ouch.
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A Quick Guide to Surviving a Mass Extinction Event
A survival guide for the Anthropocene.
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Extinction Rates Soar in Brazil's Fragmented Forests
Biologists call the level of species loss in the Atlantic Forest "staggering".
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Fish Extinctions to Double in North America Over Next 40 Years
North American fish species will be going extinct at twice the rate they are now by 2050, a new study says.
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These Amazon Animals Would Still Go Extinct Even if Deforestation Stopped Tomorrow
Sorry guys, we've racked up an "extinction debt," and you've got to pay it off.
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R.I.P. Lonesome George, the Last of His Kind
Lonesome George, the world's last remaining Pinta Island tortoise, has died at age 100 -- marking the final end of a species millennia in the making, and inching that 'loneliest' mantle one notch closer to us.
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Scientists Fear Global Ecological Collapse Once 50% of the Natural Landscape is Gone
A new paper says that we're probably about to undergo a "state shift" that will trigger huge environmental changes, mass extinctions, and ecological collapse. Oh, it will probably be an existential threat to humanity too.
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One Female Left: Wolves May Go Extinct in Michigan National Park
The last pack of wolves in a Michigan national park is near extinction. Should humans intervene?
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32,000 Year-Old Flower Has Rebloomed
Fruit tissue found in a fossilized squirrel burrow is brought back to life with growth hormones and new plants bloom after a 30,000 year hiatus
