Extinction
Campsite Places Humans in Argentina 14,000 Years Ago
Excavations at the site Arroyo Seco 2 include stone tools and evidence that humans were hunting giant sloths, giant armadillos and extinct horse species
Life Bounced Back After the Dinosaurs Perished
The devastation was immediate, catastrophic and widespread, but plants and mammals were quick to take over
Remembering the Tasmanian Tiger, 80 Years After It Became Extinct
Today, the animal’s memory is alive and well in Australia
Rare Dodo Composite Skeleton Goes On Sale
A British auction house is selling one of only a dozen known dodo skeletons, put together by a collector from the bones of several birds
What Happened in the Seconds, Hours, Weeks After the Dino-Killing Asteroid Hit Earth?
The Cretaceous forecast: Tsunamis, a deadly heat pulse, and massive cooling.
How Climate Change Will Transform the National Parks’ Iconic Animals and Plants
Dramatic changes may force park managers to choose which species will live, and which will die
Solving a Mystery of Mammoth Proportions
Dwindling freshwater sealed the demise of the St. Paul woolly mammoths, and could still pose a threat today
Spix’s Macaw, Star of “Rio,” Spotted in the Wild for the First Time in 15 Years
Captured in a backlit cellphone video, the sighting gives conservationists hope for the survival of Brazil's little blue birds
The Event that Wiped out Dinosaurs Also Nearly Did in the Mammals
New estimates suggest a measly seven percent of mammals survived the extinction
These Eerie Portraits Capture Endangered and Extinct Animals in a Film That Is Also Vanishing
Denis Defibaugh uses Polaroid 55 film to give animal specimens an afterlife
How to Save the Monarchs? Pay Farmers to Grow Butterfly Habitats
A novel conservation effort aims to fund a habitat exchange to protect the iconic butterflies from extinction
“Mermaid Ivory” Stirs Controversy Over How Extinct Species Are Studied
The carved bones of marine mammals highlight the squishy regulations around their trade and what that means for science
Beloved Giant Turtle Dies, Leaving Only Three Alive on Earth
The recent death of Cu Rua pushes the Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle to the brink of extinction
Scientists Rediscover a Tree Frog Thought to Be Extinct for Over a Century
Last seen in 1870, Jerdon’s tree frog is alive and (mostly) well in India
They’re Back: Supposedly Extinct Sea Snakes Have Been Found in Australia
Nearly 15 years later and about 1,000 miles away from the last sighting, the snakes could be making a comeback
Amazon Tree Census Makes Clear Just How Many Species are in Trouble
More than half of the Amazon's trees could qualify as threatened species
Northern White Rhinos Now Number Three
The 41-year-old Nola died this week, leaving only three northern white rhinos left in the world
Weak Skeletons May Have Spelled the End for Mammoths
New results suggest that weak bones made the beasts more susceptible to human hunters
It Wasn’t Just an Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs, Epic Volcanoes Helped
A new study ignites a decades-old debate about what killed the dinosaurs
Massive Volcanic Eruptions Triggered Earth’s "Great Dying"
Geologists nailed down the timing of the ancient event and confirmed that it is a likely suspect in the Permian extinction
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