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Dwarf hippos and elephants in Cyprus ‘driven to extinction by just 3,000 people’

Both animals disappeared within a century after hunter-gatherers arrived, scientists say.

The Independent UK

Earth’s greatest mass extinction 250 million years ago shows what happens when El Niño gets out of control – new study

Around 252 million years ago, the world suddenly heated up. Over a geologically brief period of tens of thousands of years, 90% of species were wiped out. Even insects, which are rarely touched by such events, suffered catastrophic losses. The Permian-Triassic mass extinction, as it’s known, was the greatest of…

The Conversation

How the west’s wellness industry is driving Ethiopia’s frankincense trees towards extinction

As rich westerners fuel demand for the ancient fragrance, a lucrative race for the resin is killing the trees but leaving little of the trade’s profit for those gathering it

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‘An ideas novel that’s not boring’: Rachel Kushner’s revolutionary spy novel reflects on our hurtle towards extinction

Rachel Kushner ranks among the finest novelists working today.

The Conversation

'Mega' El Niño may have fueled Earth's biggest mass extinction

Volcanoes spewing carbon dioxide 250 million years ago heated the climate so much that extreme El Niño events became the norm, pushing most life on Earth past its limits.

LiveScience

1st tardigrade fossils ever discovered hint at how they survived Earth's biggest mass extinction

Detailed 3D images of the first tardigrade fossils ever discovered help scientists predict when tardigrades evolved their near-indestructibility — a trait that might have helped them survive multiple mass extinctions.

LiveScience

Europe saved its predators from the brink of extinction. So why is it killing thousands of bears, wolves and lynx?

With Sweden issuing permits to kill a fifth of its bears, and Romanian MPs voting to double its quota, the debate over hunting season has become a political issue

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Fears skate extinction will damage Tasmania's image

Tasmanian businesses have formed a new group to campaign for the salvation of an ancient fish, fearing its demise could cost them dearly.

AAP

We Still Live in the Physical World

The digital world has not effaced our humanity, no matter what social critics like Christine Rosen say.

Reason

Twenty species added to extinction risk list

Another 20 species have been added to Australia's endangered list including imperilled plants and animals.

AAP

'Closer than people think': Woolly mammoth 'de-extinction' is nearing reality — and we have no idea what happens next

Scientists are getting very close to bringing a few iconic species, like woolly mammoths and dodos, back from extinction. That may not be a good thing.

LiveScience

6 extinct species that scientists could bring back to life — and 1 they have already resurrected

De-extinction, the science of resurrecting extinct species, is progressing in leaps and bounds. Here are six creatures that researchers could bring back to life — and one they've already revived.

LiveScience

Olympic champion joins climate activists for Windsor protest

Etienne Stott among Extinction Rebellion protesters to call for citizens’ assembly to tackle climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

This bird came back from extinction - now scientists in an aircraft are teaching it to migrate

Extinct in central Europe for 300 years, 36 northern bald ibis are following an ultralight aircraft on their long-forgotten migration route from Austria to Spain

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Citizen scientists can help save Australia’s threatened species if we give them more direction

Across Australia and around the world, citizen scientists are protecting species by recording sightings, surveying landscapes and collecting samples. No job is too big or too small. As wildlife ecologists, we are indebted to this army of volunteers.

The Conversation

The leading alternative to GDP is languishing over a technical disagreement – with grave potential consequences

Many commentators believe that the world should move away from measuring economic success in terms of GDP growth. Yes, growth has brought prosperity and untold riches, but it has had significant negative side effects for the planet, including climate change, pollution and species extinction. None of these are captured in…

The Guardian - UK

Minister seeks legal settlement in case of South Africa’s imperilled penguins

Dion George says avoiding extinction of African penguin is his objective, and settling case aimed at stopping fishing around major colonies will help

The Independent UK

Archaeologists reveal method used by ancient humans to hunt mighty mammoths to extinction

Prehistoric hunters used stone-tipped spears as pikes to kill charging mammoths and mastodons

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How cormorants are rethinking their migration routes in the face of climate change

The living world is profoundly affected by human activities. One eighth of species are currently threatened with extinction in the near future, largely due to climate change. Faced with the degradation of their habitat, the species that will survive will be those that are able to adapt. Our team of…

The Guardian - UK

Crater formed from Earth’s extinction event produced by carbon-rich ‘C-type’ asteroid, scientists suggest

Experts studying material from event 66m years ago find signs to show how Chicxulub impact crater was formed

Evening Standard

Extinction Rebellion denies it is planning to 'storm Windsor Castle' during three-day protest

The group has refuted claims it was planning to cause a distraction before accessing out-of-bounds parts of the royal residence

The Independent UK

Extinction Rebellion’s plan to storm Windsor Castle and camp on royal grounds for three days revealed

There is also a plan to trespass inside the castle, say reports

AAP

NSW did nothing in a year to help most at-risk species

A government audit has delivered a scathing assessment of the NSW environment department's efforts to save more than 1000 species from extinction.

The Conversation

Islands in the sky: could steep-sided hilltops offer safe haven to our threatened species?

Species are disappearing at an alarming rate around the world. But Australia’s extinction crisis is especially severe – since European colonisation, we have lost about 100 species of animals and plants. The loss of 33 mammal species is largely due to canny invasive predators such as foxes and cats as…

The Conversation

The plight of the pig-nosed turtle, one of the unlucky 13 added to Australia’s threatened species list

Australia’s unique biodiversity is under siege. The national list of species threatened with extinction is growing, with eight animals and five plants added just last month.

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