Two titanoboa fighting. Image by mic1805 via Depositphotos. The notion of resurrecting ancient species, often referred to as “de-extinction,” has been a subject of scientific debate and technological ...
The natural world is ever-changing, and unfortunately, the rapid rate of human expansion, habitat destruction, and climate change has led to the extinction of numerous species. Here, we explore 15 ...
The sixth extinction, also known as the Anthropocene extinction, refers to the ongoing, unprecedented loss of species. Unlike previous mass extinction events in Earth’s history, which were driven by ...
came together in a December technical report to argue that ongoing work on mirror bacteria could trigger a mass extinction. The catastrophe it warns about is plausible, if mind-bending.
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Then, they went extinct around 94 million years ago. In 2010, paleontologist James Crampton discovered a partial ichthyosaur skeleton while working on Coverham Station in the Clarence Valley ...
They evolved separately around 250 million years ago, possibly from a crocodile-like ancestor, to resemble fish and modern dolphins. Then, they went extinct around 94 million years ago. In 2010, ...
In these modern fables, human extinction is imagined in scientific terms, as the result of natural causes. But the fears they express are much older than science. The term apocalypse comes from an ...