Lost or extinct? Study finds the existence of more than 500 animal species remains uncertain
An international study provides the first global evaluation of all terrestrial vertebrate species that have not been declared extinct and ...
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Large bodies helped extinct marine reptiles with long necks swim, new study finds
Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered that body size is more important than body shape in determining the ...
Researchers detect a tropical plant species presumed to be extinct
Two University of Miami researchers were part of a team that rediscovered a tropical plant species believed to be extinct ...
Could the asteroid Ryugu be a remnant of an extinct comet? Scientists now answer!
Asteroids hold many clues about the formation and evolution of planets and their satellites. Understanding their history can, therefore, reveal ...
Giant impact crater in Greenland occurred a few million years after dinosaurs went extinct
Danish and Swedish researchers have dated the enormous Hiawatha impact crater, a 31 km-wide meteorite crater buried under a kilometer ...
New species of extinct vampire-squid-like cephalopod is the first of its kind with 10 functional arms
New research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and Yale shows that the oldest ancestors of ...
Forgotten species go extinct twice
Species go extinct twice – one time when the last individual stops breathing, and a second time when the collective ...
Genome of extinct Steller’s sea cow reveals surprising link to human skin disease
Steller’s sea cow was an extraordinary creature, an enormous, kelp-eating, cold-water relative of the dugong and manatees that was hunted ...
Extinct megafauna prone to ancient ‘hunger games’
Different combinations of human hunting and climate change caused Australia’s famed ‘giant’ species to go extinct, and now it turns ...
The Norwegian wolf is extinct
There' s no longer any doubt — the wolves found in Norway and Sweden today are actually Finnish, according to ...
Extinct swordfish-shaped marine reptile discovered
A team of international researchers from Canada, Colombia, and Germany has discovered a new marine reptile. The specimen, a stunningly ...
Underbite regained: Species feared extinct is the only frog with true teeth on its lower jaw
In a new study, biologists laid to rest a century-old debate by confirming that a single species of frog, out ...
Rapidly evolving species more likely to go extinct, study suggests
Researchers at the University of Bristol have found that fast evolution can lead to nowhere.Credit: Dr Tom Stubbs Researchers at ...
Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct — climate change did
For five million years, woolly mammoths roamed the earth until they vanished for good nearly 4,000 years ago – and ...
Scientists report evidence for a new — but now extinct — species of ancient ground-dwelling sloth
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Robert McAfee FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine ...
Extinct ground sloth likely ate meat with its veggies
A new study led by researchers at the American Museum of Natural History suggests that Mylodon—a ground sloth that lived ...
New genus of extinct elephant fish discovered in Moscow
Chimaeroid fish are a small group of cartilaginous fish in terms of the number of species. In their appearance, there ...
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Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections responsible for spreading of COVID-19 less than symptomatic infections
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Harsher COVID-19 restrictions associated with faster “pandemic fatigue”
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University of Kentucky receives renewed $11.4 million grant to further cancer research
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Body weight influences the chance of developing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
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Congratulations to the 2022 American Ornithological Society (AOS) award winners
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New survey illustrates challenges associated with healthcare environmental hygiene in facilities worldwide