Tag Archives: extinction

[ad_1] Today, there are only five species of rhinoceros left, although there have been up to 250 species at different times. Weighing up to 3.5 tons, Elasmotherium sibiricum was without a doubt …

[ad_1] In one of the most challenging and misunderstood studies of the year, American and Swiss scientists made an astonishing discovery: All humans alive today are the children of a common father …

[ad_1] In this archival photo, a herd of adults and baby elephants walks at dawn. Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, is in the background, in Amboseli National Park, in southern Kenya. Elephants are one …

[ad_1] Copyright of the image MICHAEL LONG / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Legend Illustration: The hippopotamus gorgops, now extinct, was larger than modern hippopotamuses, reaching a length of 4.3 m New research has …

[ad_1] Cars Published on November 19, 2018 | by Chanan Bos November 19, 2018 by Chanan Bos Intro This week we broke a record – the smallest number of articles on Tesla. …

[ad_1] Mystery surrounding the ancestry of modern birds has deepened after the discovery of a rare fossil dating back to the age of the dinosaurs. Scientists analyzed the almost perfectly intact fossil …

[ad_1] According to a study from the University of Queensland, human impacts are the main risk factor for the possible extinction of a quarter of all terrestrial mammals. The researchers compared a …

[ad_1] Copyright of the image Graham Montgomery Legend A yellow-throated tanager Scientists have brought new evidence that climate change is leading to the extinction of tropical bird species living near the summit …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — A meticulous re-creation of a three decade-old study of birds on a mountainside in Peru has given scientists a rare chance to prove how the changing climate is …

[ad_1] By Rachel Nuwer, New York Times There are less than 4,000 tigers left in the wild. New research aims to give environmental advocates a better understanding of their genetics in order …