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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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SEP 14, 2021Space & Astronomy
NASA can detect asteroids, so there's been plenty of speculation about what might happen if we discover an asteroid ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2021Plants & Animals
New research suggests that all modern dogs are descended from the same 23,000-year-old Siberian ancestorWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattAUG 30, 2021Plants & Animals
The first animals that were ancestors of whales are thought to have been deer-like mammals that could walk on land about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2021Plants & Animals
New research suggests that the feeding biomechanics of Homo floresiensis (aka, the Hobbit) are similar to modern humans.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattAUG 16, 2021Space & Astronomy
Astronomers at the University of Pennsylvania have found an object that's on a trajectory that will take it past Saturni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2021Plants & Animals
Since March 2018, there have only been two northern white rhinos left on Earth. They live under armed guard 24 hours a d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2021Plants & Animals
Paleontologists gain another piece of California's pastWritten By: Timothy JamesJUL 23, 2021Neuroscience
The fear response can be switched 'on' and 'off' in mice by targeting certain cells in the brain with pu ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 14, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Nature is in decline; the planet has lost a tremendous amount of biodiversity over the past few years due to human actio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2021Plants & Animals
Coelacanths are humungous, ancient fish that were first discovered in 1938. Researchers have now found that they could l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature Communications aims to explain how volcanic eruptions triggered the end-Per ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 18, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Geoscience Frontiers highlights the cyclic patterns of geologic activity on Earth. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 03, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Science reports on the discovery of a massive shark die-off - nearly 19 million ye ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 05, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have taken 2,000 years old date palm seeds that were gathered from archaeological sites and used them to gro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2021Microbiology
An image of Bicellum brasieri by Prof P.K. Strother. The fossil suggests multicellular structures existed 400 million ye ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2021Plants & Animals
The oldest environmental holiday in the United States is Arbor Day, celebrated on April 30. It's a day for inspiring peo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2021Plants & Animals
Madagascar is home to many unusual animals. A skull from one - the 'horned' crocodile - can be seen in this image by M. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2021Genetics & Genomics
There are fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinoceroses remaining in the world, making this animal one of the world's most endang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have noted that we have a 'profound ignorance' about the state of the microbial populations of the world.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2021Neuroscience
While unusual fear-memory processing has been thought for some time to contribute to anxiety disorders, its underlying n ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 05, 2021Earth & The Environment
The debate over geoengineering - the idea that we could or should use technology to engineer solutions to cool down the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 26, 2021Plants & Animals
The east coast is preparing for one of nature’s greatest spectacles. A gigantic swarm of periodical cicadas is due ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 26, 2021Earth & The Environment
Once dangerously on the brink of extinction, bald eagle populations are thriving throughout the lower 48 states of the U ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 22, 2021Plants & Animals
While there was a brutal winter storm in the Texas region only a few weeks ago, climate change is causing winters to war ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2021
Space & Astronomy
NASA can detect asteroids, so there's been plenty of speculation about what might happen if we discover an asteroid
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2021
Plants & Animals
New research suggests that all modern dogs are descended from the same 23,000-year-old Siberian ancestor
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
AUG 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
The first animals that were ancestors of whales are thought to have been deer-like mammals that could walk on land about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2021
Plants & Animals
New research suggests that the feeding biomechanics of Homo floresiensis (aka, the Hobbit) are similar to modern humans.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
AUG 16, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers at the University of Pennsylvania have found an object that's on a trajectory that will take it past Saturni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2021
Plants & Animals
Since March 2018, there have only been two northern white rhinos left on Earth. They live under armed guard 24 hours a d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
Paleontologists gain another piece of California's past
Written By:
Timothy James
JUL 23, 2021
Neuroscience
The fear response can be switched 'on' and 'off' in mice by targeting certain cells in the brain with pu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 14, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Nature is in decline; the planet has lost a tremendous amount of biodiversity over the past few years due to human actio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2021
Plants & Animals
Coelacanths are humungous, ancient fish that were first discovered in 1938. Researchers have now found that they could l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature Communications aims to explain how volcanic eruptions triggered the end-Per
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 18, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Geoscience Frontiers highlights the cyclic patterns of geologic activity on Earth.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 03, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Science reports on the discovery of a massive shark die-off - nearly 19 million ye
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 05, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have taken 2,000 years old date palm seeds that were gathered from archaeological sites and used them to gro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2021
Microbiology
An image of Bicellum brasieri by Prof P.K. Strother. The fossil suggests multicellular structures existed 400 million ye
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
The oldest environmental holiday in the United States is Arbor Day, celebrated on April 30. It's a day for inspiring peo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2021
Plants & Animals
Madagascar is home to many unusual animals. A skull from one - the 'horned' crocodile - can be seen in this image by M.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
There are fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinoceroses remaining in the world, making this animal one of the world's most endang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have noted that we have a 'profound ignorance' about the state of the microbial populations of the world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2021
Neuroscience
While unusual fear-memory processing has been thought for some time to contribute to anxiety disorders, its underlying n
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 05, 2021
Earth & The Environment
The debate over geoengineering - the idea that we could or should use technology to engineer solutions to cool down the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 26, 2021
Plants & Animals
The east coast is preparing for one of nature’s greatest spectacles. A gigantic swarm of periodical cicadas is due
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 26, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Once dangerously on the brink of extinction, bald eagle populations are thriving throughout the lower 48 states of the U
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 22, 2021
Plants & Animals
While there was a brutal winter storm in the Texas region only a few weeks ago, climate change is causing winters to war
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch