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12 signs we're in the middle of a 6th mass extinction
Although it may not be obvious, another devastating mass extinction event is taking place today - t…
Aylin Woodward
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Scientists have discovered that Earth's worst mass extinction was caused by climate change. It was called the 'Great Dying.'
Scientists have offered several hypotheses for the cause of this event, which marked the end of the…
Peter Kotecki,Peter Kotecki
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Frogs are dying off at record rates - an ominous sign the 6th mass extinction is hitting one group of creatures hardest
According to a recent study in the journal Science, chytridiomycosis has wreaked havoc on frog, toa…
Aylin Woodward
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Climate change claims its first casualty in world's largest coral reef system
Scientists have long asserted that coral reefs are the most vulnerable ecosystems to climate change…
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Insects are dying off at record rates - an ominous sign we're in the middle of a 6th mass extinction
In 2017, a study indicated that 75% of Germany's flying insects had disappeared since the 1990s. An…
Aylin Woodward
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Up to 1 million animal species may be at risk of disappearing - yet another sign we're in the middle of a sixth mass extinction
On Monday, the United Nations is scheduled to release a report from its Intergovernmental Science-P…
Aylin Woodward
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North America has lost nearly 3 billion birds in the last 50 years - another sign that we're in the middle of a 6th mass extinction
"The global biodiversity crisis has come to America's backyard here. When people picture losses, th…
Aylin Woodward
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We've killed off more than 50% of forest animals on Earth, a new report found - even more evidence of a 6th mass extinction
The new WWF report highlights the impacts of human activity on forests specifically. According to t…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Scientists say we're witnessing the planet's sixth mass extinction - and 'biological annihilation' is the latest sign
"The Earth has experienced five mass extinctions before the one we are living through now, each so …
Kevin Loria
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A Harvard physicist explains why we could be in the middle of the sixth mass extinction
Harvard Physicist Lisa Randall explains how Earth could be in the middle of the 6th mass extinction…
Ruchika Agarwal
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The 6th Mass Extinction Could Destroy The Future Of Medicine
There have been five mass extinctions in earth's history, when some tragic event caused the number …
Kevin Loria
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Forget being 'on the edge' - Earth is entering a sixth mass extinction
Nevertheless, they found that the "average rate of vertebrate species loss over the last century is…
Erin Brodwin,AFP
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Most Of The Earth's Species Are About To Be Destroyed In A Giant Mass Extinction
To avoid the sixth mass extinction we will probably have to employ more aggressive conservation, su…
Lauren F Friedman
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Thousands of animals around the world are at risk of extinction. But not jellyfish - they're thriving in warm, polluted water.
Recent research has revealed that the increases in jellyfish populations can be linked to human act…
Aylin Woodward
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Rapid testing 75% of a city every 3 days could 'drive the epidemic toward extinction' within 6 weeks, a new study claims
Testing most of a city's population every three days would reduce infections by 88%, a study from H…
Charles Davis
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In a 'lost city' in the Honduran rainforest, researchers have discovered 3 animals thought to be extinct
The ancient place remained untouched for more than half a millennium after ancestors of the indigen…
Aylin Woodward
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Anchor stores like JCPenney and Macy's once drew crowds to suburban malls. Now their struggles could push hundreds of malls into extinction.
Malls will struggle to find replacement tenants for the large, multi-story buildings that departmen…
Hayley Peterson
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Australia’s Volcanoes Led To First Mass Extinction 510 Million Years Ago
The study was able to measure a depletion of sulphur dioxide from the volcanic rocks, which indicat…