Xerces Blue butterfly genome sequenced, an icon of anthropogenic extinction
The Xerces Blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche xerces) was native to the coastal dunes of San Francisco, in the United States. As ...
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Overfishing is driving coral reef sharks toward extinction
Five of the most common shark species living in coral reefs have declined 60% to 73%, according to a massive ...
The clams that fell behind, and what they can tell us about evolution and extinction
Every so often, life on Earth steps onto a nearly empty playing field and faces a spectacular opportunity. Something major ...
Saved from extinction, Southern California’s Channel Island Foxes now face new threat to survival
Tiny foxes — each no bigger than a five-pound housecat — inhabiting the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern ...
“Zero plant extinction” is possible, says plant ecologist
Like animals, many plant species are struggling to adapt to a human-dominated planet. However, plants are often overlooked in conservation ...
Prehistoric poo reveals ‘waves’ of extinction in Colombia
Fungal spores found in dung have revealed that large animals went extinct in two “waves” in the Colombian Andes. Credit: ...
Scientists show how we can anticipate rather than react to extinction in mammals
Most conservation efforts are reactive. Typically, a species must reach threatened status before action is taken to prevent extinction, such ...
Extinction of steam locomotives derails assumptions about biological evolution
LAWRENCE — When the Kinks’ Ray Davies penned the tune “Last of the Steam-Powered Trains,” the vanishing locomotives stood as ...
Island-inhabiting giants, dwarves more vulnerable to extinction
Forget the sci-fi trappings of ray guns, Pym Particles and gamma radiation: For animals both supersized and miniaturized, look no ...
New book warns of human extinction from climate change
A new book, The Climate Pandemic: How Climate Disruption Threatens Human Survival, concludes that humans will not survive the unrelenting ...
From anti-antibiotics to extinction therapy: how evolutionary thinking can transform medicine
The word ‘evolution’ may bring to mind dusty dinosaur bones, but it impacts our health every day. For example, even ...
Massive fossil analysis reveals variable impact of end-Cretaceous extinction on sharks, skates and rays
A massive trove of global fossil data has revealed variations in how elasmobranch species – sharks, skates, and rays – ...
European big cat population threatened with extinction as genetics show the population is near collapse
Scientists warn that if action isn’t taken soon, the Eurasian lynx will vanish from France. This elusive wild cat, which ...
Mercury helps to detail Earth’s most massive extinction event
The Latest Permian Mass Extinction (LPME) was the largest extinction in Earth’s history to date, killing between 80-90% of life ...
Fossil pollen ‘sunscreen’ proves role of ozone depletion in largest mass extinction
Scientists from China, Germany and the UK led by Prof. LIU Feng from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology ...
New modelling shows extinction cascades caused by land use and climate change will wipe out more than a quarter of world biodiversity
Credit: Flinders University Journal Science Advances DOI 10.1126/sciadv.abn4345 Method of Research Computational simulation/modeling Subject of Research Not applicable Article Title ...
Experts in insect taxonomy “threatened by extinction” reveals the first European Red List of Taxonomists
While insect populations continue to decline, taxonomic expertise in Europe is at serious risk, confirms data obtained within the European ...
New tool offers hope in the fight against plant extinction
In a powerful speech to open CoP15, the UN Biodiversity Conference, in Montreal, UN Secretary General António Guterres said that ...
UC finds mammoth problem with extinction timeline
Precisely when mammoths went extinct has fascinated paleontologists for generations, perhaps because their decline coincided with the arrival of people ...
Understanding polar species’ behavior to reduce risk of extinction: HKU Scientists discovered the southward migration of Arctic Ocean species during the last glacial period for the first time
In order to survive, a species must find the most favourable habitat to pass on its genes. Therefore, learning how ...
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Study finds plant nurseries are exacerbating the climate-driven spread of 80% of invasive species
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Researchers predict climate change-driven reduction in beneficial plant microbes
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Top 10 climate science insights unveiled
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New study highlights COVID-19’s adaptive strategy for infection
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Baboons in captivity in Ancient Egypt: insights from collection of mummies
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ECNU review of education highlights network ethnography in researching global education policy