Particle accelerator helps discover new fossil species of coelacanth
Coelacanths are strange fish that are currently only known from two species found along the East African coast and in ...
Rare species only found on tiny sliver of California land may soon be protected
Bear Lake buckwheat, an extremely rare subspecies of plant that only grows on a tiny sliver of land in Southern California, ...
People do care about extinct species, but not for long—new study
Lonesome George was discovered motionless in his enclosure, one morning in June 2012. Overnight, George had taken not only ...
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Monkeys That Escaped a Lab Are a Species Used for Human Research Since the 1800s
The rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the ...
3 Species Facing Extinction And The Unique Reasons Why
Learn about three species facing extinction due to an alarming decline in their populations and the unique reasons for that ...
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Ancient ‘terror birds’ were giant apex predators. Suspected new species is among the largest ever known
Analyzing a leg bone from a fossil site in Colombia, scientists have identified a massive “terror bird” that lived about 12 ...
More than one third of Vietnam's mammal species are at risk of extinction, study finds
Published in the open-access journal Nature Conservation, the study reveals that 112 mammal species in Vietnam face extinction, despite most being found in at least one protected area. Some ...
‘Large’-eyed creature with ‘long’ limbs found on Costa Rica peak. It’s a new species
During the searches, the team found two yellow-brown salamanders on tree trunks, the study said. Researchers took a closer ...
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Should the western burrowing owl be named a California endangered species?
State officials are asking the public's input on whether to grant the species protection under the California Endangered ...
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Ocean creature — with ‘strawberry’ limbs — is a new species in Australia. See it
Off the coast of Brisbane, Australia, a new species was caught in a trawling net. Felipe Palacio via Unsplash When anglers ...
Invasive species targets fir, hemlock trees; DNR fears it’s headed to Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking landowners to be aware of an invasive species that has been detected ...
Attend a talk on how Maine fishery species will cope with warming waters
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is hosting a talk later this month on “Climate Resilience Potential in Gulf of Maine Fisheries.” ...