At the icy northern tip of Greenland, far into the Artic Circle, a deep bed of sediment beneath …
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Environment
Africa’s Coral Reefs Are Facing the Threat of Extinction
by Jack Robertsby Jack RobertsThe coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean in the African coastline are nearing extinction. The finding has …
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A colony of the rare orchid species known as small-flowered tongue orchids was found atop a bank roof …
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Djabugay is the language of the people with the same name. Their language is now almost extinct. The …
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Chinese pangolins are nocturnal mammals mostly distributed in the southern part of the Chinese mainland and throughout most …
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Chinese paddlefish, which reached up to 23 feet in length, have become extinct according to a recent paper …
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Environment
Oxygen Depletion in Ancient Oceans Caused Major Mass Extinction
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesLate in the prehistoric Silurian Period, around 420 million years ago, a devastating mass extinction event wiped 23 …
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Animals
A Very Rare Turtle Just Died, Pushing the Species Close to Extinction
by Armin Auctorby Armin AuctorOn April 12, a female Yangtze giant softshell turtle died in the Suzhou Shangfangshan Forest Zoo at the …
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The small carnivorous marsupial, known only from fossilized bone fragments called a crest-tailed mulgara, (Dasycercus cristicauda) has been extinct in …