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Around 9,000 Species Have Already Gone Extinct in Australia and We’ll Likely Lose Another This Week — New Study
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMore than 95 percent of Australian animals are invertebrates (animals without backbones — spiders, snails, insects, crabs, worms, …
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Science Unmasked
Tracking Down the Asteroid That Sealed the Fate of the Dinosaurs
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesGeoscientists from the University of Cologne have led an international study to determine the origin of the asteroid …
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Technology
Did Inbreeding Cause the Woolly Mammoth’s Extinction? New Research Suggests It Was More Sudden Than That
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn science, we usually share our successes and ignore the less glamorous mishaps. We decided to follow a …
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Archaeology
Ancient DNA From an Extinct Native Duck Reveals How Far Birds Flew to Make New Zealand Home
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAsk a bird lover if they have heard of the extinct giant moa or its ancient predator, Haast’s …
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For millions of years, giant animals or megafauna, like giant kangaroos in Australia, roamed the lands that are …
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Archaeology
What Happened to the Giant ‘Kings of Apes’ That Once Roamed Southern China?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesGiant creatures are usually associated with dinosaurs, woolly mammoths, or mystical beasts. But if you go back though …
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Environment
We Discovered 3 New Species of Marsupial: Unfortunately, They’re Already Extinct
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAustralia is famous for its diverse and unique marsupials and infamous for its world-leading rate of mammal extinctions. …
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Archaeology
Meet the Biggest and Most Bizarre Skink Ever Found in Australia. It Became Extinct 47,000 Years Ago
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMany of the giant marsupials and birds that roamed ancient Australia vanished 40,000 years ago. While the duration …
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Archaeology
The Oldest DNA Ever Found Reveals a Snapshot of a Vanished World
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAt the icy northern tip of Greenland, far into the Artic Circle, a deep bed of sediment beneath …
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