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Forget The Woolly Mammoth — Let’s Resurrect Some Extinct Plants

11 months ago

Forget The Woolly Mammoth — Let’s Resurrect Some Extinct Plants

Jed Oelbaum

Interconnected Ecological Threats Could Trigger ‘Global Systemic Collapse’

1 year ago

Interconnected Ecological Threats Could Trigger ‘Global Systemic Collapse’

Dharna Noor

One Of The Last Mammoths On Earth Was So Mutated, It Lost The Ability To Smell Flowers

1 year ago

One Of The Last Mammoths On Earth Was So Mutated, It Lost The Ability To Smell Flowers

George Dvorsky

Earth’s Most Biodiverse Regions Are Collapsing

1 year ago

Earth’s Most Biodiverse Regions Are Collapsing

Dharna Noor

Bird Species Are Facing Extinction Hundreds Of Times Faster Than Previously Thought

1 year ago

Bird Species Are Facing Extinction Hundreds Of Times Faster Than Previously Thought

Arne Mooers

This UN Treaty Would Tackle The Climate And Extinction Crises

1 year ago

This UN Treaty Would Tackle The Climate And Extinction Crises

Yessenia Funes

After Saving A Species Through Sheer Horniness, This Tortoise Is Heading Home

1 year ago

After Saving A Species Through Sheer Horniness, This Tortoise Is Heading Home

Alyse Stanley

Scientists Sequence The Genome Of America’s Famous Extinct Parakeet

1 year ago

Scientists Sequence The Genome Of America’s Famous Extinct Parakeet

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Did People Or Climate Kill Off The Megafauna? Actually, It Was Both

1 year ago

Did People Or Climate Kill Off The Megafauna? Actually, It Was Both

Frédérik Saltré & Corey J. A. Bradshaw & Katharina J. Peters

Humans Alone Were Responsible For This Big Atlantic Seabird’s Extinction, New Evidence Shows

1 year ago

Humans Alone Were Responsible For This Big Atlantic Seabird’s Extinction, New Evidence Shows

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Why We Need To Consider The Human Toll Of Conserving Half The Earth

1 year ago

Why We Need To Consider The Human Toll Of Conserving Half The Earth

Brian Kahn

Australia Once Had Giant Marsupials With ‘Scimitar-Like’ Claws And Extremely Freaky Elbows

Science & Health

1 year ago

Australia Once Had Giant Marsupials With ‘Scimitar-Like’ Claws And Extremely Freaky Elbows

Ed Cara

Hurricane Dorian May Have Caused A Critically Endangered Bird To Go Extinct

Science & Health

1 year ago

Hurricane Dorian May Have Caused A Critically Endangered Bird To Go Extinct

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Which Extinct Animal Would Have Made The Best Pet?

2 years ago

Which Extinct Animal Would Have Made The Best Pet?

Daniel Kolitz

2 years ago

What If The Asteroid Never Killed The Dinosaurs?

Daniel Kolitz

Scientists Could Soon Resurrect The Woolly Mammoth – But Should They?

2 years ago

Scientists Could Soon Resurrect The Woolly Mammoth – But Should They?

Erin Biba

This Newly Discovered Mastodon Species Roamed California For Millions Of Years

2 years ago

This Newly Discovered Mastodon Species Roamed California For Millions Of Years

Jeanne Timmons

LA’s Mountain Lions May Face Extinction — But There’s A Way To Save Them

2 years ago

LA’s Mountain Lions May Face Extinction — But There’s A Way To Save Them

Yessenia Funes on Earther, shared by Andrew Couts to Gizmodo

Goodbye George, The Last Known Hawaiian Land Snail Of Its Species

2 years ago

Goodbye George, The Last Known Hawaiian Land Snail Of Its Species

Catie Keck

Eastern Lowland Gorillas Heading Towards ‘Genetic Meltdown’

2 years ago

Eastern Lowland Gorillas Heading Towards ‘Genetic Meltdown’

George Dvorsky on Earther, shared by Harrison Weber to Gizmodo

Scientists Find Red Wolf DNA In A Unique Group Of Wild Dogs In Texas

2 years ago

Scientists Find Red Wolf DNA In A Unique Group Of Wild Dogs In Texas

Ed Cara

First Major Rain In Centuries Triggers Wave Of Death In Earth’s Driest Desert

2 years ago

First Major Rain In Centuries Triggers Wave Of Death In Earth’s Driest Desert

George Dvorsky

New Clues May Explain Why This Fearsome Marsupial Lion Disappeared From Australia

2 years ago

New Clues May Explain Why This Fearsome Marsupial Lion Disappeared From Australia

George Dvorsky

New Story, Same Big Old Bird

2 years ago

New Story, Same Big Old Bird

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Rest In Peace, Young Orca J-50

2 years ago

Rest In Peace, Young Orca J-50

Yessenia Funes

Michael Peña’s Alien Invasion Movie Extinction Is Mostly Terrible

3 years ago

Michael Peña’s Alien Invasion Movie Extinction Is Mostly Terrible

Germain Lussier

Ant-Man’s Michael Peña Saves The World In Netflix’s First Extinction Trailer

3 years ago

Ant-Man’s Michael Peña Saves The World In Netflix’s First Extinction Trailer

Germain Lussier

Netflix Saves Scifi Film Extinction From, Well, Extinction

3 years ago

Netflix Saves Scifi Film Extinction From, Well, Extinction

Beth Elderkin

Updates On Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Black Mirror And Crisis On Earth-X

3 years ago

Updates On Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Black Mirror And Crisis On Earth-X

James Whitbrook

Adorable Animal Subsisting On Wildflowers And Kindness Is In Serious Danger

3 years ago

Adorable Animal Subsisting On Wildflowers And Kindness Is In Serious Danger

Rae Paoletta

Terrifying Ocean Predator Changes Our View Of The Worst Mass Extinction In History

4 years ago

Terrifying Ocean Predator Changes Our View Of The Worst Mass Extinction In History

Jake Buehler

More Dire Rumours About The Future Of The Terminator Franchise

4 years ago

More Dire Rumours About The Future Of The Terminator Franchise

James Whitbrook

Inhumans Set Pictures Give Us Our First Look At Black Bolt And Lockjaw

4 years ago

Inhumans Set Pictures Give Us Our First Look At Black Bolt And Lockjaw

James Whitbrook

Some Good News About The Worst Mass Extinction In Earth’s History

4 years ago

Some Good News About The Worst Mass Extinction In Earth’s History

Maddie Stone

Michael Peña Will Save His Family, And The World, From An Alien Invasion

4 years ago

Michael Peña Will Save His Family, And The World, From An Alien Invasion

Germain Lussier

The Screenwriter Of Arrival Is Working On A New Sci-Fi Film

4 years ago

The Screenwriter Of Arrival Is Working On A New Sci-Fi Film

Cheryl Eddy

The World’s Largest Shark Had A Fatal Appetite For Dwarf Whales

4 years ago

The World’s Largest Shark Had A Fatal Appetite For Dwarf Whales

George Dvorsky

Yet Another Reason The Dinosaurs Were Screwed

4 years ago

Yet Another Reason The Dinosaurs Were Screwed

Maddie Stone

Amazing Plan To Save Rare Pig Breed From Extinction: Eat Them

4 years ago

Amazing Plan To Save Rare Pig Breed From Extinction: Eat Them

Eve Peyser

Cheetahs Race Toward Extinction

4 years ago

Cheetahs Race Toward Extinction

Eve Peyser

Evolution Can’t Keep Up To The Blistering Pace Of Climate Change

4 years ago

Evolution Can’t Keep Up To The Blistering Pace Of Climate Change

George Dvorsky

Extinct Trees Found In The Queen’s Royal Garden Aren’t So Extinct

4 years ago

Extinct Trees Found In The Queen’s Royal Garden Aren’t So Extinct

George Dvorsky

Australian Researchers Say Feral Cats Are An Ecological Disaster

4 years ago

Australian Researchers Say Feral Cats Are An Ecological Disaster

Maddie Stone

Six Signs That We’ve Entered A New Geologic Age

5 years ago

Six Signs That We’ve Entered A New Geologic Age

Maddie Stone

This Australian Rodent Is The First Mammal To Go Extinct Due To Human-Caused Climate Change

5 years ago

This Australian Rodent Is The First Mammal To Go Extinct Due To Human-Caused Climate Change

George Dvorsky

Swarms Of Octopus Are Taking Over The Oceans

5 years ago

Swarms Of Octopus Are Taking Over The Oceans

Maddie Stone

We Might Be Totally Wrong About Why The Dinosaurs Went Extinct

5 years ago

We Might Be Totally Wrong About Why The Dinosaurs Went Extinct

Maddie Stone

How To Survive A Mass Extinction

5 years ago

How To Survive A Mass Extinction

Maddie Stone

Not All Frogs Are Doomed By That Deadly Amphibian Fungus

5 years ago

Not All Frogs Are Doomed By That Deadly Amphibian Fungus

Maddie Stone

Biologists Found A Crazy Solution To That Deadly Amphibian Fungus

5 years ago

Biologists Found A Crazy Solution To That Deadly Amphibian Fungus

Maddie Stone

Biologists Brought Wyoming Toads Back From The Brink Of Extinction

5 years ago

Biologists Brought Wyoming Toads Back From The Brink Of Extinction

Kiona Smith-Strickland

An Extinct Giant Kiwi Gecko Was Found Stuffed In A Museum Basement

5 years ago

An Extinct Giant Kiwi Gecko Was Found Stuffed In A Museum Basement

Esther Inglis-Arkell

New Evidence Is Changing What We Know About The Deadliest Mass Extinction In History

5 years ago

New Evidence Is Changing What We Know About The Deadliest Mass Extinction In History

Maddie Stone

This Theory Of Why Mammoths Went Extinct Will Make You See The Earth In A Different Way

5 years ago

This Theory Of Why Mammoths Went Extinct Will Make You See The Earth In A Different Way

Esther Inglis-Arkell

This Is What A Mass Die-Off Of Earth’s Coral Reefs Looks Like

5 years ago

This Is What A Mass Die-Off Of Earth’s Coral Reefs Looks Like

Maddie Stone

Meanwhile In The Future: Endangered Animals Live In Armoured Zoos

5 years ago

Meanwhile In The Future: Endangered Animals Live In Armoured Zoos

Rose Eveleth

Extinction Looks Like It’ll Be Smarter Than Your Average Zombie Flick

6 years ago

Extinction Looks Like It’ll Be Smarter Than Your Average Zombie Flick

Volcanic Eruptions May Have Helped Some Life Forms Survive An Apocalypse

6 years ago

Volcanic Eruptions May Have Helped Some Life Forms Survive An Apocalypse

Maddie Stone

Another Australian Animal Slips Away To Extinction

6 years ago

Another Australian Animal Slips Away To Extinction

Milena Kim and Bob Pressey

10 Animals That Might Become Extinct In The Next 10 Years

7 years ago

10 Animals That Might Become Extinct In The Next 10 Years

Casey Chan

This Beautiful, Newly Discovered Species Is About To Disappear Soon

7 years ago

This Beautiful, Newly Discovered Species Is About To Disappear Soon

Jesus Diaz

How The Railroad Wiped Out Passenger Pigeons

7 years ago

How The Railroad Wiped Out Passenger Pigeons

Sarah Zhang

How Saving An Endangered Bird Almost Doomed It Again

7 years ago

How Saving An Endangered Bird Almost Doomed It Again

Sarah Zhang