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The Theory That Volcanoes Killed the Dinosaurs Is Officially Extinct
“Sixty-six million years ago, all dinosaurs (except for birds) were wiped from the face of the Earth…” writes Gizmodo. “What’s…
Read More »‘Alien plant’ fossil discovered near Utah ghost town doesn’t belong to any known plant families, living or extinct
Scientists have discovered that an “alien plant” first found near a Utah ghost town 55 years ago doesn’t appear to…
Read More »A third of Earth’s species could become extinct by 2100 if climate change isn’t curbed
Almost one-third of species around the world would be at risk of extinction by the end of the century if…
Read More »In Chile a language once declared extinct, stirs back into life : NPR
Ilia Reyes Aymani, Kunza researcher and teacher in her home in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Cristóbal Olivares for NPR…
Read More »How a Distillery Created an Award-Winning Whiskey From a Near Extinct Corn Variety
Ann Marshall and Scott Blackwell didn’t set out to help save a part of the country’s agricultural history when they…
Read More »Your Favorite Bananas Are Rapidly Going Extinct Due to a Fungal Disease — Here’s What to Know
The bananas you enjoy in the morning, with your cereal, smoothies, with a scoop of peanut butter, in your banana…
Read More »Tasmanian tiger: Facts about the extinct thylacine
Quick facts Where it lived: Australia (including Tasmania) and New Guinea When it went extinct: 1936 What its species name…
Read More »Democratic voters are almost extinct in parts of rural America
In some far reaches of rural America, Democrats are flirting with extinction. In Niobrara County, Wyoming, the least-populated county in…
Read More »First U.S. Species to Go Extinct from Rising Seas Is the Key Largo Tree Cactus
Meet the First U.S. Species to Go Extinct from Sea-Level Rise A tall cactus found only in Florida’s Key Largo…
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