extinction
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Did People Or Climate Kill Off The Megafauna? Actually, It Was Both
Earth is now firmly in the grips of its sixth “mass extinction event”, and it’s mainly our fault. But the modern era is definitely not the first time humans have been implicated in the extinction of a wide range of species.
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Australia Once Had Giant Marsupials With ‘Scimitar-Like’ Claws And Extremely Freaky Elbows
Australia currently hosts some of the most upsetting animals known in the world. But researchers this week are keen to point out that incredibly strange animals have lived there for thousands of years — namely a group of extinct giant marsupials that likely weighed over a ton, wielded long claws, and had weird-arse elbows that…
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What If The Asteroid Never Killed The Dinosaurs?
An asteroid slammed down and did away with all the dinosaurs, paving the way for such developments as the human race, capitalism, and posting on the internet: it’s the story we all know and love. Yet if things had shaken out differently—if the asteroid had stayed in its place, and the dinosaurs allowed to proceed…
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LA’s Mountain Lions May Face Extinction — But There’s A Way To Save Them
Cougars have called California home long before humans have. In Los Angeles, however, urbanisation and human activity are driving nearby mountain populations toward possible extinction, according to a new study.