Extinction News
November 20, 2024
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Nov. 19, 2024 — In order to use remote locations to record and assess the behavior of wildlife and environmental conditions, the GAIA Initiative developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that reliably and ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — Different species of seabirds can coexist on small, isolated islands despite eating the same kind of fish. A researcher has been involved in developing a mathematical model that can be used to better understand how this ecosystem ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300. The most recent estimate in 2004 put Antarctic blue whales at less ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Planktonic foraminifera are tiny marine organisms, which are essential to the ocean's carbon cycle. A recent study reveals that these populations are shrinking at an alarming rate due to ocean warming and acidification. Elevated CO2 levels and thus ...
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Nov. 14, 2024 — Thanks to the consistent and focused efforts of researchers and conservationists to save, then reintroduce, mountain yellow-legged frogs to lakes in Yosemite National Park, their populations are ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — A new study highlights how some marine life could face extinction over the next century, if human-induced global warming ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — A 'one of a kind' fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique brains and intelligence of modern birds evolved, one of the most enduring mysteries of vertebrate ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Coral larvae reduce their metabolism and increase nitrogen uptake to resist bleaching in high temperatures, according to a new ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — A recent study highlights that over one-third of Vietnam's 329 mammal species are threatened with ...
Oct. 30, 2024 — Marine animals like jellyfish, corals and sea anemones often live with algae inside their cells in a symbiotic relationship. The animals give the algae nutrients and a place to live; in return, algae ...
Oct. 30, 2024 — Large herbivores like bison or elk have continuously lived in the Yellowstone National Park region for about 2,300 years, according to a new analysis ...
Oct. 28, 2024 — The Triassic-Jurassic Extinction, 201.6 million years ago, has been considered by some to have been a fairly slow-burn event, driven by rising ...
Oct. 28, 2024 — A new study shows the remarkable adaptability of the critically endangered Cat Ba langurs. Despite low genetic diversity, the langurs have retained key genetic traits that help them survive in their ...
Oct. 28, 2024 — Once abundant, the massive, colorful clam is now locally extinct in many regions, with a critical drop in population due to overfishing and climate ...
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Oct. 25, 2024 — What is the 'most Canadian' animal? Spoiler: it's not the beaver, or the moose. A new study ranks species of terrestrial vertebrates in Canada by their level of Canadian evolutionary ...
Oct. 25, 2024 — Researchers reveal new insights into the complex evolutionary history behind the distinctive upright posture of modern placental and marsupial mammals, showing the transition was surprisingly complex ...
Oct. 24, 2024 — New Zealand's native stoneflies have changed colour in response to human-driven environmental changes, new research shows. The study provides arguably the world's most clear-cut case of ...
Oct. 24, 2024 — Researchers have introduced a transformative approach to mapping bird species distribution across Colombia, harnessing community science data and innovative modeling ...
Oct. 22, 2024 — Changing precipitation patterns in the Neotropics, one of Earth's most biodiverse regions, could threaten two-thirds of the area's bird species by the year 2100 if climate change goes ...
Oct. 22, 2024 — Biologists are working to save one of the most endangered white shark populations on the planet. The research team located signs of the remaining white sharks in the Sicilian ...
Oct. 21, 2024 — Scientists have generated the genome assemblies of two hidden-neck turtles, unpublished until now. The results, which revealed a new three-dimensional structure of the genome within the phylogenetic ...
Oct. 18, 2024 — Journals focused on ferns, clams, or coral reefs had proportionally more of their articles cited by the federal government when protecting species than more prominent, higher-impact journals. The ...
Oct. 18, 2024 — A new study has found that oceanographic connectivity (the movement and exchange of water between different parts of the ocean) is a key influence for fish abundance across the Western Indian Ocean ...
Oct. 15, 2024 — Two thirds of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in tropical forests are experiencing new temperature conditions as our climate changes, research ...
Oct. 15, 2024 — An international team of botanists finds no proof of extinctions in Centinela, but abundant evidence that Centinela's flora lives on in the scattered remaining fragments of coastal ...
Oct. 15, 2024 — A study in the Cascade Range in Oregon of a tiny, elusive skunk found the animal can cover more ground than deer and is sensitive to climate change, particularly severe winter ...
Oct. 14, 2024 — Seven of the most common forest trees in Europe have been shown to be able to shelter their genetic diversity from major shifts in environmental conditions. This is despite their ranges having shrunk ...
Oct. 11, 2024 — New study documents a severe coral bleaching event occurring in a deep coral reef that resulted in high rates of coral mortality. Unlike many bleaching events, this was driven by the presence of ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — Newly discovered birds from Late Cretaceous North America were hawk-sized and had powerful raptor-like feet, according to a new ...
Oct. 7, 2024 — New research shows that international conservation efforts account for approximately 10 percent of fish stocks on coral ...
Oct. 3, 2024 — According to a new study, colonies of ants began farming fungi when an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago. This asteroid impact caused a global mass extinction but also created ideal ...
Oct. 3, 2024 — The extinction of hundreds of bird species caused by humans over the last 130,000 years has led to substantial reductions in avian functional diversity -- a measure of the range of different roles ...
Oct. 3, 2024 — Oysters once formed extensive reefs along much of Europe's coastline -- but these complex ecosystems were destroyed over a century ago, new research ...
Oct. 3, 2024 — The study blends math, statistics and biology to show that this long-held hyperbolic pattern is an anomaly because it doesn't account for the fact that all species on earth are defined as much ...
Friday, October 25, 2024
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Human Actions Likely Cause Insect Color Change
- New Mapping Techniques Empower Bird Conservation in Colombia
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- Will Tropical Biodiversity Run Dry Under Climate Change? Two Visions for the Future
- Researcher Works to Preserve the White Shark in the Mediterranean Sea
Monday, October 21, 2024
Friday, October 18, 2024
- Smaller, More Specific Academic Journals Have More Sway Over Policy
- Better Ocean Connectivity Boosts Reef Fish Populations
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- New Temperatures in Two Thirds of Key Tropical Forest
- Modern Mass Extinction in an Ecuadorean Cloud Forest Found to Be a Mirage
- Tube Sock-Like Skunk Covers More Ground Than Deer, Impacted by Winter Weather, Study Finds
Monday, October 14, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Monday, October 7, 2024
Thursday, October 3, 2024
- Ant Agriculture Began 66 Million Years Ago in the Aftermath of the Asteroid That Doomed the Dinosaurs
- The True Global Impact of Species-Loss Caused by Humans Is Far Greater Than Expected
- Oyster Reefs Once Thrived Along Europe's Coasts -- Now They're Gone
- New Findings Supply Corrective to Evolutionary Hypothesis
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- Study of Monkey Fossils Found in Cave Sheds Light on the Animals' Extinction Centuries Ago
- The Rate of Climate Change Threatens to Exceed the Adaptive Capacity of Species
Monday, September 30, 2024
- Coral Reef Destruction a Threat to Human Rights
- Megadiverse Flowering Plant Family on Isolated Islands
Friday, September 27, 2024
- Return of the Elephants Seals: From a Few to Thousands
- Forest Loss Forces Langur Species to Interbreed
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
- Ancient Reef-Builders Dodged Extinction -- At Least Temporarily
- Reconstructing the Evolutionary History of the Grape Family
Monday, September 23, 2024
- Extreme Polar Light Environment of the North and South Poles Sustains Biodiversity
- Deeper Corals May Help Shallow Reefs Recover in the Florida Keys
- How Remarkable Diversity in Heat Tolerance Can Help Protect Coral Reefs
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
- South African Rock Art Possibly Inspired by Long-Extinct Species
- Even Marine Animals in Untouched Habitats Are at Risk from Human Impacts
- Scientists Urge New Conservation Approach to Save Vulnerable Species from Climate Change Impacts
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- Unravelling an Ancient European Extinction Mystery: Disappearance of Dwarf Megafauna on Palaeolithic Cyprus
- Highly-Sensitive Beaks Could Help Albatrosses and Penguins Find Their Food
Monday, September 16, 2024
Thursday, September 12, 2024
- How El Nino and Mega Ocean Warming Caused the Greatest-Ever Mass Extinction
- New Fossil Fish Species Scales Up Evidence of Earth's Evolutionary March
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Monday, September 9, 2024
- Grim Statistics on Koala Survival Odds
- Crown-of-Thorns Sea Stars Thrive in Degraded Coral Habitats
- Sharks Are Abandoning Stressed Coral Reefs in Warming Oceans
Friday, September 6, 2024
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
- New Species of Paua (Abalone) Found
- Infertility Challenges Amongst Endangered Wild Songbird Population Revealed in New Study
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
- Mobile Species Are 'glue' Which Connect Different Habitats Together
- Will Climate Change Lead to the Extinction of a Newly Discovered Tarantula Species?
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
- Environmental Laws Failing to Slow Deforestation
- 'Masters of Shape-Shifting': How Darkling Beetles Conquered the World
Friday, August 16, 2024
- Rethinking the Dodo
- The Banana Apocalypse Is Near, but Biologists Might Have Found a Key to Their Survival
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Friday, August 9, 2024
- Millions of Years for Plants to Recover from Global Warming
- Nature at Risk in the Hunt for the Perfect Selfie
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- Mass Extinction 66 Million Years Ago Triggered Rapid Evolution of Bird Genomes
- 3D Models Provide Unprecedented Look at Corals' Response to Bleaching Events
- Monarch Butterflies Need Help, and a Little Bit of Milkweed Goes a Long Way
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Friday, July 26, 2024
- Thousands of Birds and Fish Threatened by Mining for Clean Energy Transition, Study Finds
- The Ancestor of All Modern Birds Probably Had Iridescent Feathers
Thursday, July 25, 2024
- New Zealand's Flightless Birds Are Retreating to Moa Refuges
- Ancient Marine Animal Had Inventive Past Despite Being Represented by Few Species
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
- Komodo Dragons Have Iron-Coated Teeth to Rip Apart Their Prey
- Scientists Assess How Large Dinosaurs Could Really Get
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Monday, July 22, 2024
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
- Evidence for Butchery of Giant Armadillo-Like Mammals in Argentina 21,000 Years Ago
- Research Tracks 66 Million Years of Mammalian Diversity
- Logged Forests Can Still Have Ecological Value -- If Not Pushed Too Far
Monday, July 15, 2024
Thursday, July 11, 2024
- Mapping the World's Fungi from Air Samples
- Global Database Reveals Large Gaps in Our Knowledge of Four-Footed Animals
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- A New Species of Extinct Crocodile Relative Rewrites Life on the Triassic Coastline
- Research Reveals the Most Complete Dinosaur Discovered in the UK in a Century
- Wolves' Return Has Had Only Small Impact on Deer Populations in NE Washington
- Researchers Listen to the Hearts of Bats in Flight
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Monday, July 8, 2024
- Study Projects Major Changes in North Atlantic and Arctic Marine Ecosystems Due to Climate Change
- Restored Oyster Sanctuaries Host More Marine Life
- Coral Reefs: Battlegrounds for Survival in a Changing Climate
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Monday, July 1, 2024
- Ocean Acidification Turns Fish Off Coral Reefs
- Researchers Identify Unique Survival Strategies Adopted by Fish in the World's Warmest Waters
- The Evidence Is Mounting: Humans Were Responsible for the Extinction of Large Mammals
- Sixty-Million-Year-Old Grape Seeds Reveal How the Death of the Dinosaurs May Have Paved the Way for Grapes to Spread
Friday, June 28, 2024
Thursday, June 27, 2024
- Projected Loss of Brown Macroalgae and Seagrasses With Global Environmental Change
- Ammonites' Fate Sealed by Meteor Strike That Wiped out Dinosaurs
- Last Surviving Woolly Mammoths Were Inbred but Not Doomed to Extinction
- To Protect Corals from Summer Heatwaves, We Should Help Their Microbial Symbionts Evolve Heat Tolerance in the Lab