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    Extinction

    Extinction is the termination of a species of plants or animals. The death of the last individual of the species is generally regarded as the moment of extinction. More than one in four species on Earth currently faces extinction.

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    • JAN 08, 2017
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      New Study Into Dinosaur Eggs Reveals Extensive Incubation Times
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      JAN 02, 2017
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      Cheetahs Could be Closer to Extinction Than Originally Thought
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      DEC 29, 2016
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      DEC 20, 2016
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      DEC 15, 2016
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      This Could be One of the Last Remaining Wild Jaguars in the U.S.
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      DEC 11, 2016
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      DEC 10, 2016
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      Fossils Found in Scotland Tell a Story of the First Four-Legged Animals to Live There
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      DEC 09, 2016
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      DEC 08, 2016
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      NOV 28, 2016
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      NOV 20, 2016
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      Did Dinosaurs Exist 20 Million Years Earlier than Originally Thought?
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      NOV 15, 2016
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      NOV 08, 2016
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      NOV 04, 2016
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      OCT 30, 2016
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      OCT 29, 2016
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      OCT 27, 2016
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      Has the "Extinct" Yangtze River Dolphin Been Spotted Once More?
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      OCT 22, 2016
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      OCT 14, 2016
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      Wild African Gray Parrots Are Now Banned From International Trade
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      OCT 09, 2016
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      OCT 08, 2016
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      OCT 08, 2016
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      OCT 07, 2016
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      With a 400-Million Year Old Fossil and 3D Printing, Scientists Study Teeth Origins
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    JAN 08, 2017
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    New Study Into Dinosaur Eggs Reveals Extensive Incubation Times
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    3
    JAN 02, 2017
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    Cheetahs Could be Closer to Extinction Than Originally Thought
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    DEC 29, 2016
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    Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
    4
    DEC 20, 2016
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    Are Giraffes Under the Threat of Extinction?
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    DEC 15, 2016
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    This Could be One of the Last Remaining Wild Jaguars in the U.S.
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    3
     
     
  • DEC 11, 2016
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    Shellfish Used for Purple Dye in Ancient Times Seems to Have Disappeared
    Shellfish Used for Purple Dye in Ancient Times Seems to Have Disappeared
    In the times of Ancient Rome, if you wore Tyrian Purple clothing of any sort, then you were considered a VIP. The color ...
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    2
    DEC 10, 2016
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    Fossils Found in Scotland Tell a Story of the First Four-Legged Animals to Live There
    One of the things researchers always want to know more about is the history of life on our planet. Unearthing details ab ...
    Written By: Anthony Bouchard
    3
    DEC 09, 2016
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    Written By: Anthony Bouchard
    4
    DEC 08, 2016
    Cancer
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    Cancer is at Least 255-Million-Years-Old, New Study Finds
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    2
    NOV 28, 2016
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    Trio of Newly Discovered Salamanders Are Already Endangered
    Any time scientists discover a new species of animal on the home planet we thought we knew so well, animal lovers’ ...
    Written By: Anthony Bouchard
    3
     
     
  • NOV 20, 2016
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    Did Dinosaurs Exist 20 Million Years Earlier than Originally Thought?
    When you think of the dinosaurs, you think of a time long ago when large creatures walked the Earth before humans did. B ...
    Written By: Anthony Bouchard
    3
    NOV 15, 2016
    Earth & The Environment
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    New frog species discovered in Australia
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    2
    NOV 08, 2016
    Plants & Animals
    WWF: World Could Witness Up to 2/3 Wildlife Decline by 2020
    WWF: World Could Witness Up to 2/3 Wildlife Decline by 2020
    What is the world going to do about the state of its wildlife? That’s a big question we will have to answer, and f ...
    Written By: Anthony Bouchard
    1
    NOV 04, 2016
    Videos
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    Wake up call: We are in the midst of the 6th mass extinction
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    Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
    4
    OCT 30, 2016
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    Bushmeat Hunting is Severely Driving Down Numbers of Animal Species
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    Written By: Anthony Bouchard
    2
     
     
  • OCT 29, 2016
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    New Discovery Reveals Where Jaw Evolution May Have Started
    New Discovery Reveals Where Jaw Evolution May Have Started
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    2
    OCT 27, 2016
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    Has the "Extinct" Yangtze River Dolphin Been Spotted Once More?
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    OCT 22, 2016
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    FWS and conservationists disagree over red wolf conservation management
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    Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
    2
    OCT 14, 2016
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    Wild African Gray Parrots Are Now Banned From International Trade
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    Written By: Anthony Bouchard
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    OCT 12, 2016
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    The Organism that Changed the World
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    2
     
     
  • OCT 09, 2016
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    Illegal Great Ape Trade is More Widespread Than We Realize
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    OCT 08, 2016
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    OCT 08, 2016
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