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Egypt fossils show modern ocean fish rose rapidly after dinosaur extinction
This Rugged New York Heron Is Suddenly Facing Extinction in the City. Why?
Black-crowned night herons could go the way of the passenger pigeon, vanishing from the city. Why remains a mystery.…
Researchers Put Grok AI In Charge Of A World Simulation And It Ended With ‘183 Crimes Committed’ And Humanity’s Total ‘Extinction’
According to the experiment's data, Grok just loves committing arson and "inspiring voter fraud"…
Naumann’s elephant may have gone extinct in Japan 10,000 years earlier than thought
Up until now, the widely accepted theory was that the elephant disappeared from the Japanese archipelago about 24,000 years ago.…
Snakes facing extinction due to deadly diseases, new research warns
Rattlesnakes are among the most vulnerable species threatened around the world, say scientists.…
Locals Say They've Spotted an Elusive Ghost Cat in Texas, but it's Likely Been Gone Since 1986
What is a ghost cat? Learn why people in Texas say they still spot the Jaguarundi, a wildcat that went extinct in the state in 1986.…
Why China's anti-ageing dreams are pushing donkeys into extinction
Brazil is developing lab-grown donkey collagen to counter a global decline in donkey populations driven by rising demand for China’s traditional anti-ageing medicine, ejiao. Throug…
How did animals survive the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs?
It helped to have a number of features to aid survival following the end-Cretaceous mass extinction.…
Chicks hatched from artificial eggshells, a new mission to study Earth's magnetosphere and more science stories
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De‑extinction company says it's made an artificial egg—if true, it could help save living species
This US island is home to flora found nowhere else. Now, a wildfire threatens extinction: ‘watching with trepidation’
Firefighters are racing to douse flames on Santa Rosa Island as experts express concern for survival of its unique habitat…
World Turtle Day: Important conservation wins amid turtle extinction crisis
World Turtle Day is celebrated every May 23 to raise awareness about the threats faced by turtles and tortoises. Turtles, tortoises and terrapins, which together make up the order …
First Ever Photograph of ‘Rusty Lark’ Bird Thought to be Extinct for 94 Years
These are the first-ever photos of the species.…
Arsenal's Mikel Merino opens up on injury: 'I had two options, to cry myself to extinction or keep my head up'
The Spanish midfielder is set to return to training ahead of Arsenal's Premier League finale and next week's massive Champions League clash with PSG…
Asteroid traces found in Japan may be linked to extinction of dinosaurs
The discovery of traces of an asteroid in Hokkaido is the first-ever confirmation of such traces in Japan, according to the announcement from the team of Japanese researchers.…
Dire wolf brought back from extinction after 13,000 years [video]
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Harrison Ford urges ASU graduates to prevent ‘mass extinction’ by fighting climate change
‘The world my generation left you is a real mess,’ Ford says Speaking at Arizona State University’s commencement ceremony this month, actor Harrison Ford told graduates to “extend …
MIT’s AI future scenarios range from ‘Star Trek’ utopia to human extinction
The 12 possible AI outcomes include total surveillance states, cyborg humans, and robot-run societies.…
Chickens without eggs? De-extinction company creates artificial egg.
In the process, Colossal may have handed a useful tool to developmental biology.…
Jurassic Park isn’t just a movie anymore as de-extinction startup hatches live chicks
Twenty-six baby chickens — ranging from a few days to several months old — were born from a 3D printed lattice structure that mimics an eggshell.…
Harrison Ford urges Arizona State graduates to ‘extend social justice,’ prevent ‘mass extinction’
The legendary "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" actor gave the commencement speech during a graduation ceremony on May 11, where he received an honorary Doctor of Arts and Humane Let…
Colossal Hatches Healthy Chicks From an Artificial Egg, Setting the Stage for Giant Moa De-Extinction
Learn how Colossal Biosciences hatched its first live chicks from an artificial egg, which the company will use in its giant moa de-extinction project.…
Harrison Ford urges Arizona State graduates to 'extend social justice,' prevent 'mass extinction'
Actor Harrison Ford told Arizona State University graduates to "extend social justice" and clean up the environmental mess left behind by his generation.…
'De-Extinction' Company Says It Hatched Chicks From Artificial Eggs, Paving the Way for Resurrecting Dodos and Other Bygone Birds
Colossal Biosciences announced that 26 live baby chickens have emerged from 3D-printed honeycomb structures. But the company does not plan to detail the system in a paper, and its …
Colossal Unveils Artificial Egg Incubator To De-Extinct Giant Moa
A new artificial egg system from Colossal Biosciences paves the way for work to de-extinct the Giant Moa, along with numerous other science applications, the company said…
E.P.A. Clears a Weedkiller, Saying It Won’t Push Species to Extinction
The finding effectively paves the way for continued use of atrazine, a widely used herbicide that has been linked to birth defects and cancer in humans.…
Artificial eggshell comes first in attempt to revive giant flightless moa
De-extinction company hopes artificial incubation system can be scaled up but other scientists are sceptical…
Chicks Hatch From World's First Artificial Eggs—A Breakthrough Key to Bringing Giant Birds Back From Extinction
The breakthrough could help bring giant birds back from extinction.…
These Three Newly Discovered Mammals Survived the Extinction Event That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs
These Three Newly Discovered Mammals Survived the Extinction Event That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs: And we followed in their tiny footsteps…
Live chicks hatched from artificial eggshell, biotech company says
Independent scientists say the technology, while impressive, lacks some components to be truly considered an artificial egg.…
A de-extinction company has hatched live chicks from an artificial eggshell - AP News
A de-extinction company has hatched live chicks from an artificial eggshell AP News…
A de-extinction company has hatched live chicks from an artificial eggshell
De-extinction firm says it has hatched first chicks from artificial eggs
‘De-Extinction’ Start-up Just Hatched Baby Chicks From a 3D-Printed Artificial Egg
Colossal Biosciences has announced newborn chickens from an ‘egg’ made of titanium and bioengineered silicone. It’s the firm’s next step toward resurrecting New Zealand's extinct g…
Seabird habitats shrink as ocean heats up: Study
As climate change accelerates, the suitable habitat for seabirds shrinks and their mortality rate increases. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.…
A Dimpled Koala Fossil Found in a Cave in Western Australia Revealed Why This Previously Unknown Species Went Extinct
The new study found that they lost their arboreal habitat due to a drying climate, a dire warning for the modern-day marsupials that face a similar threat…
AI godfather warns humanity risks extinction by hyperintelligent machines with their own ‘preservation goals’ within 10 years
What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur-killing asteroid
A week after the asteroid impact, rotting vegetation, smoke and sulphur create a stinky planet. Plant and animal survivors succumb to the corrosive acid rain.…
Rare plant makes comeback from brink of extinction
The Kentish milkwort has seen a seven-fold increase since conservation efforts in 2013.…
How extinction of giant ice age beasts could still affect food chains
Loss of species including mammoths, saber-tooth cats and direwolves has had long-lasting impacts and could tell us how biodiversity loss today could shape the natural world…
Billionaire Ambani’s Son Wants To Save Escobar’s ‘Cocaine Hippos’ From Extinction In Colombia
Drug kingpin Pablo Escobar brought hippopotamuses to his estate in Colombia as part of a private zoo. When he died, they roamed wild.…
'Their greatest challenge since they stared down the asteroid': Paleontologist Steve Brusatte on why birds are facing their biggest existential threat since the dino-killing asteroid
In a new book, paleontologist Steve Brusatte tells the wild story of how birds evolved during the Jurassic and took to the skies, surviving the asteroid strike that killed their fe…