• Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 27th, 2013
“Ecological Armageddon” Documented in Thailand

“Ecological Armageddon” Documented in Thailand

Small mammals inhabiting forest islands have nearly gone extinct in just two decades

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 12th, 2013
Climate Change Was the Main Reason Woolly Mammoths Became Extinct

Climate Change Was the Main Reason Woolly Mammoths Became Extinct

Environmental changes caused a drastic decline in their population, researchers say

Bizarre Frog Species in Chile May Have Gone Extinct

Bizarre Frog Species in Chile May Have Gone Extinct

Males belonging to this species incubate their offspring inside their vocal sac

Tasmanian Devils Shipped Overseas in Desperate Attempt to Save the Species from Extinction

Tasmanian Devils Shipped Overseas in Desperate Attempt to Save the Species from Extinction

Deadly disease is threatening the species' survival, conservationists explain

Humans Ate the Neanderthals, Spanish Researchers Claim

Humans Ate the Neanderthals, Spanish Researchers Claim

Homo Sapiens now said to have caused the Neanderthals' demise

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 22nd, 2013
Giant Meteor Likely Responsible for the Mammoths' Going Extinct

Giant Meteor Likely Responsible for the Mammoths' Going Extinct

Researchers believe the mammoths failed to adapt to the rapid climate change

Mozambique's Limpopo National Park Loses All Its Rhinos to Poachers

Mozambique's Limpopo National Park Loses All Its Rhinos to Poachers

Conservationists say the National Park is now without rhinos

Stephen Hawking Urges Mankind to Colonize Other Planets as Soon as Possible

Stephen Hawking Urges Mankind to Colonize Other Planets as Soon as Possible

The human race has about 1,000 years at its disposal before earth can no longer support us

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 8th, 2013
Less than 100 Sumatran Rhinos Believed to Be Alive in the World Today

Less than 100 Sumatran Rhinos Believed to Be Alive in the World Today

National and international efforts are needed if the species is to escape extinction

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 13th, 2013
Neanderthals Died Because of Their Big Eyes, Scientists Say

Neanderthals Died Because of Their Big Eyes, Scientists Say

The eyes allowed them to see better, yet impaired their ability to socialize

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 27th, 2013
Leatherback Turtles Might Be Extinct in Just 20 Years

Leatherback Turtles Might Be Extinct in Just 20 Years

These turtles are likely to soon fall off the biodiversity map, study finds

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 15th, 2013
1 in 5 Reptile Species Now Facing Extinction

1 in 5 Reptile Species Now Facing Extinction

Habitat reconversion is what threatens these animals first and foremost

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 8th, 2013
Dinosaurs Became Extinct Earlier Than Thought

Dinosaurs Became Extinct Earlier Than Thought

Their falling off the biodiversity map can be linked to either a comet, or an asteroid

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 1st, 2013
Humans Argued to Have Wiped Out the Tasmanian Tiger

Humans Argued to Have Wiped Out the Tasmanian Tiger

New study says humans alone are to blame for this species' becoming extinct

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 9th, 2013
With Only 34 West African Lions Left in Nigeria, the Species Is Close to Extinction

With Only 34 West African Lions Left in Nigeria, the Species Is Close to Extinction

This is because people neglected these big cats, conservationists say

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 29th, 2012
In 10 Years’ Time, Rhinos Will Have Become Extinct

In 10 Years’ Time, Rhinos Will Have Become Extinct

Only one decade is left to save this species, the WWF says

  • Nature
  • By Cristina Macari
  • November 21st, 2012
Strange “Grave Robber” Survived the Dinosaur Mass Extinction

Strange “Grave Robber” Survived the Dinosaur Mass Extinction

Initially equivocated on the molelike animal's age, researchers reveal enigmatic survival

 
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