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Scientists want to send our endangered species to the Moon to “save” them
Scientists are considering using the moon's craters for cryopreserving endangered species' cells to…
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America's most boring job is on the brink of extinction
Inside the desperate campaign to get Gen Z to become accountants
Emmalyse Brownstein
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Scientists discovered a unique line of Neanderthals and it's helping solve the mystery of humanity's last great extinction
The genome of a Neanderthal named Thorin suggested he was part of an unknown lineage. He and his co…
Jenny McGrath
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10 iconic animals that were at risk of extinction but rebounded after the Endangered Species Act passed 50 years ago
The bill, signed by Republican President Richard Nixon in 1973, declared that the fish, wildlife, a…
Kelsey Vlamis
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An orca species that helped humans hunt whales for thousands of years may now be extinct, new research reveals
For thousands of years, Thaua hunters in eastern Australia hunted whales with the help of orcas.
Katie Hawkinson
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Scientists discovered 50,000-year-old viruses in Neanderthal DNA that could help explain their mysterious extinction
Research found signs of ancient viruses in Neanderthal DNA that they may have gotten from ancient h…
Jenny McGrath
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Exotic turtles have been poached to near-extinction in Asia, but in Hong Kong, these species thrive
Three species of turtles poached for sale in Asia are finding refuge in Hong Kong. But poachers cou…
Hannah Getahun
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'Intellectually inferior' humans caused Neanderthals to go extinct, a new book claims
Neanderthals' extinction is one of the biggest mysteries about the species. In "The Naked Neanderth…
Jenny McGrath
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Only 10 vaquita porpoises remain in the wild, but scientists say the world's smallest marine mammal could still make a comeback
The tiny marine animal still has enough genetic diversity to survive, but illegal gillnet fishing t…
Hannah Getahun
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An extinct species buried their dead and carved symbols 100,000 years before humans. The findings challenge our understanding of human evolution, researchers say.
Homo naledi had much smaller brains than modern-day humans. Burials and carvings were previously th…
Alia Shoaib
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First successful IVF rhino pregnancy could save the Northern White Rhinoceros from certain extinction
In a groundbreaking feat, scientists have achieved the world's first in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) p…
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Scientists estimate 9,000 tree species are still unknown to them
Mysterious trees unknown to science have probably remained a secret because they're so rare. Their …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Scientists thought this tiny, blind mole was extinct for over 85 years, but they were wrong
De Winton's golden mole was thought to be extinct for over 80 years. A new study used DNA analysis …
Maiya Focht
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Dire wolves, camels, and other extinct giant mammals that used to live in North America
Giant mammals like dire wolves and saber-tooth cats were once common in North America. But these me…
Jenny McGrath
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Ancient giant mammals such as mammoths might’ve gone extinct due to human activity, not climate change
While past studies often attributed the extinction of large mammals to climate change, a new invest…
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Neanderthals and humans may belong to the same species, say scientists. It could rewrite the history of our evolution.
As we begin to unpick the history of human and Neanderthal evolution, new scrutiny is being placed …