Latest Extinction Stories
Animal Crossing’s most elusive fish has a bizarre real-life backstory
Australia’s horrific fires may permanently change the country’s landscape
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Grant Williamson et al./The Conversation
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Climate change may not claim as many species as we thought
The weirdest things we learned this week: Pooping magic rocks, how we ruined bison, and lies you’ve been told about the common cold
These newly discovered iridescent bees are already at risk of extinction
We’ve lost almost 3 billion birds in the U.S. and Canada since 1970
Mass extinctions made life on Earth more diverse—and might again
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Nick Longrich/The Conversation
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This three-foot-tall parrot proves New Zealand is the mecca of giant weird birds
The iconic Joshua Tree is in trouble
Island trees can’t run from climate change
After the dinosaurs died, lichens found a way
A warming climate spelled doom for giant ice-age beavers
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Tessa Plint/The Conversation
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A 50-million-year-old school of fish is etched forever in this rare fossil
Tigers don’t want to eat humans, but we’re not giving them much choice
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Nayanika Mathur/The Conversation
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The UN’s devastating extinction report, explained in 5 charts
Say ‘aloha!’ to this not-actually-extinct Hawaiian flower
The weirdest things we learned this week: Blood-thirsty Bambi and 12-foot-tall birds
Earth’s most invasive species is a frog-killing fungus
Sun bears mimic faces just like us, and it’s raising some eyebrows
Scientists discovered 103 beetles on one island, and got to name them all
The endangered species list is full of ghosts
Scientists thought they lost the world’s largest bee, but it was hiding in plain sight
How are dinosaurs named?
Behold the mighty elephant bird, blindly crashing through the Madagascan forest
“Survival of the laziest” may help some species avoid extinction
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Luke Strotz/The Conversation
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How modern-day dinosaurs survived the apocalypse
Contagious cancer is killing off Tasmanian devils, but there might finally be hope
The last male northern white rhino just died, but science could still make him a daddy
Animated fossils are helping scientists rediscover extinct species
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The Conversation/Brendan Body
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Male woolly mammoths lived fast, died young, and left more corpses
We just found the king of all extinct giraffe cousins, and it’s very goofy looking
One Australian island has a bold plan to annihilate all its rats
The search for the extinct Tasmanian tiger
Giant pandas are no longer endangered—but we’re not in the clear
The first humans in Australia arrived early enough to cause some trouble
Gray seals are making a huge comeback
Why big animals can’t take a little rain
The woolly mammoth die-off was even sadder than you think
WTF is a pangolin? Fall in love with this sentient artichoke before it goes extinct
The planet is heating up faster than species can migrate
Feral Cats Are A Huge Threat To The Global Ecosystem
Larger Marine Animals Now In Greater Danger Of Going Extinct
Vintage Style Travel Posters Invite Tourists To See Extinct Animals
Bad News: Gorillas Are Now Critically Endangered
Scientists Want To Bring A Bird Back From Extinction
Neanderthals’ Clothing Could Have Killed Them
Did An Asteroid Help The Dinosaurs?
A Supernova Might Have Abetted A Mass Extinction On Earth
Ancient Meteorite Was Once An Asteroid-Smasher
The American Bison May Become The National Mammal Of The U.S.
To Survive The Next Extinction, Animals Will Have To Live Fast
Dodos Were Actually Not That Dumb
The Reason We Haven’t Met Aliens May Be That They Don’t Live Long Enough
Volcanos Probably Contributed To Dinosaur Extinction
How To Survive The Sixth Mass Extinction
‘Fear And Loathing’ Cartoonist Ralph Steadman Illustrates Birds On The Brink Of Extinction
Drought Could Shrink Butterfly Species In The UK By 2050
We’re Entering A Sixth Mass Extinction, And It’s Our Fault
Pixar’s ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Is Bad Science
Climate Change Could Wipe Out One Sixth Of Earth’s Species
Humans, Not Climate Change, Caused Caribbean Bat Extinctions
The Last Passenger Pigeon Died 100 Years Ago Today
The Next Tuna You Eat Could Have A Mackerel Momma
From Untold Billions To None: How Passenger Pigeons Went Extinct