Species
Worst die-off of a single species in the modern era discovered — and ‘the blob’ was to blame
Scientists have uncovered the biggest mass die-off of a single species in the modern era, with 4 million common murre…
Read More »‘Vampire’ hedgehog among 234 new species identified in Asia
The vampire-like Hylomys macarong hedgehog Alexei V. Abramov An extraordinary 234 new species were described by scientists in the Greater…
Read More »Magic mushrooms found in Africa are a species new to science
Psilocybe ochraceocentrata mushrooms, a new species found in Zimbabwe and South Africa Cathy Sharp Psychedelic mushrooms growing in southern Africa…
Read More »Male humpback whale crossed 3 oceans for sex, inadvertently breaking distance record for species
A male humpback whale crossed at least three oceans in search of sex, a new study shows. The whale’s journey…
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 »The extraordinary ways species control their own evolutionary fate
Living in the desert is a challenge. But the Mojave desert woodrat has an ace to play: it can eat…
Read More »1.5 million-year-old footprints reveal our Homo erectus ancestors lived with a 2nd proto-human species
In a fossil first, researchers have announced the discovery of 1.5 million-year-old footprints that prove two different pre-human species coexisted…
Read More »Fossil Footprints Suggest Two Early Human Species Crossed Paths within Hours
November 28, 2024 3 min read Fossil Footprints Suggest Two Early Human Species Crossed Paths within Hours Two sets of…
Read More »Ancient footprints show how early human species lived side by side
A trackway of footprints thought to have been left by a Paranthropus boisei individual Neil T. Roach Preserved footprints in…
Read More »One in Three Tree Species Is at Risk of Extinction
October 30, 2024 2 min read One in Three Tree Species Is at Risk of Extinction A review of 47,282…
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