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Published The megalodon was less mega than previously believed



A new study shows the Megalodon, a gigantic shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, was more ...
Published Evolutionary history of extinct duck revealed



The study's findings show mergansers arrived in the New Zealand region at least seven million years...
Published The evidence is mounting: humans were responsible for the extinction of large mammals



Human hunting, not climate change, played a decisive role in the extinction of large mammals over th ...
Published Will climate change lead to the extinction of a newly discovered tarantula species?



Biologists have discovered a new species of tarantula from the Madrean Sky Island biodiversity hotsp...
Published Island-inhabiting giants, dwarfs more vulnerable to extinction - Island-inhabiting giants, dwarfs more vulnerable to extinction


Island-dwelling mammal species often expand or contract in size, becoming giant or dwarf versions of...
Published Cold climates contributed to the extinction of the Neanderthals - Cold Climates Contributed to the Extinction of the Neanderthals



Climate change may have played a more important role in the extinction of Neanderthals than previous ...
Published Fossil named 'Attenborough's strange bird' was the first in its kind without teeth



A new fossil, named 'Attenborough's strange bird' after naturalist and documentarian Sir David Atten...
Published New study reveals insight into which animals are most vulnerable to extinction due to climate change



In a new study, researchers have used the fossil record to better understand what factors make anima...
Published A new species of extinct crocodile relative rewrites life on the Triassic coastline



The surprising discovery of a new species of extinct crocodile relative from the Triassic Favret For ...
Published The extinction of the giant ape: Long-standing mystery solved



The largest ever primate Gigantopithecus blacki went extinct when other Asian great apes were thrivi ...
Published Best areas for rewilding European bison



Simulations integrate historical records, fossils, and ancient DNA to reveal why the European bison...
Published Three out of four populations of rare butterflies have been lost



In just 26 years, the distribution of rare butterflies has plummeted by 72% in Eastern Denmark. Seve...
Published Spanish butterflies better at regulating their body temperature than their British cousins



Butterfly populations in Catalonia in northern Spain are better than their UK counterparts at regula...
Published A global study reveals pathways to save threatened sharks, despite rising mortality trends



Sharks have persisted as powerful ocean predators for more than 400 million years. They survived fiv...
Published Widespread population collapse of African Raptors



An international team of researchers has found that Africa's birds of prey are facing an extinction ...
Published Three-year population study supports fight to save Cameroon's Kordofan giraffe



Crucial new data about the numbers of Critically Endangered Kordofan giraffe living within Cameroon'...
Published Scientists may have cracked the 'aging process' in species



Research shows the relationship between a species' age and its risk of going extinct could be accura ...
Published Last chance to record archaic Greek language 'heading for extinction'



A new data crowdsourcing platform aims to preserve the sound of Romeyka, an endangered millennia-old...
Published Extinct humans survived on the Tibetan plateau for 160,000 years



Bone remains found in a Tibetan cave 3,280 m above sea level indicate an ancient group of humans sur...
Published Natural hazards threaten over three thousand species



Natural hazards can speed up the extinction process of land animals that have limited distribution a ...