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Extinction
Find out everything there is to know about extinction and stay updated on the latest extinction news with the comprehensive articles, interactive features and pictures at LiveScience. Learn more about amazing discoveries scientists are making as they uncover the causes and other details of major extinctions throughout history.
Pre-dinosaurs may have gotten an earlier start ...
The first Polynesian settlers caused nearly 1,0...
Extinction rates lower than thought, study finds, though not everyone agrees.
A new study shoots down claims that disease also doomed Australia's extinct marsupial.
Famed British naturalist warns of population growth.
Lizards and snakes were not shielded from the Cretaceous doom.
Early "grave digger" mammal outlived its relatives.
An alien neighbor, another contribution from cadavers and the giant eyeball mystery solved are just a few of the stories Science brought us this week. Check these out.
Natural habitats are shrinking as humans take over more land. This can lead to the disappearance of plants and wildlife. Wildlands Network is leading the way in connecting the remaining wildlife corridors in hopes to keep the gene pool flowing.
Time for Recognition, Responsibility and Recovery
The oblong rocksnail isn’t extinct, but now lives in only a small section of its former range.
The report assesses nations' performance preventing the illegal wildlife trade.
Tropical rodents’ habit of stealing from one another may explain how certain trees have survived.
A "death delay" means 80 percent of species could die out due to historical deforestation.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes protecting four foreign bird species.
Without intensive conservation, California condors could easily vanish.
At a certain threshold, the environment behaves in unpredictable ways.
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