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Sticky end? The British pudding faces extinction, English Heritage warns

Not just boiled or steamed desserts in danger, charity finds, households also rarely make fruit pies and crumbles

The Guardian - UK

The Rodrigues parakeet’s last day: what one extinct bird tells us about the role of museums

One day in August, 1875, a greyish-blue parrot was shot on a small island in the Indian Ocean near Mauritius. It was the last time a Rodrigues parakeet was known to be seen alive.

The Conversation

How avocados became one of the most Instagrammed foods in the world

The avocado survived a series of ecological and cultural close calls that could have easily relegated it to extinction

The Independent UK

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'Dark day for seabirds': Mega wind farm could push puffins to extinction, claims RSPB

A new mega wind farm will "catapult some of Scotland’s most-loved seabird species towards extinction," according to RSPB Scotland

The National (Scotland)

Gene editing technology could be used to save species on the brink of extinction

Earth’s biodiversity is in crisis. An imminent “sixth mass extinction” threatens beloved and important wildlife. It also threatens to reduce the amount of genetic diversity – or variation – within species.

The Conversation

95-Year-Old Edmond Johnson Passed Away And May Have Been The Last Fluent Speaker Of A Language

Last fluent speaker of Caddo language, the indigenous language spoken by the Caddo Native American tribe from Oklahoma, has passed.

Bored Panda

New study peers beneath the skin of iconic lizards to find ‘chainmail’ bone plates – and lots of them

Monitor lizards, also known in Australia as goannas, are some of the most iconic reptiles on the continent. Their lineage not only survived the mass extinction that ended the reign of non-avian dinosaurs, but also gave rise to the largest living lizards on Earth.

The Conversation

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This Jurassic-era relic has survived 150 million years on Earth – now it’s one big fire from extinction

Australian scientists say assassin spiders are a ‘window into the past’ – and many invertebrates face a similarly precarious situation

The Guardian - AU

Why giant moa — a bird that once towered over humans — are even harder to de-extinct than dire wolves

Colossal Biosciences has announced a partnership to resurrect giant flightless birds called moa. But the company's recent dire wolf project was controversial, and moa are an even more ambitious target for de-extinction.

LiveScience

'Israel out of the Tour' – Pro-Palestine protestor tackled after invading Tour de France finish

Extinction Rebellion Toulouse claim responsibility for the stunt, which happened at the same time as the sprint for victory on stage 11

Cycling Weekly

Control fire and ferals in Australia’s tropical savannas to bring the small mammals back

In remote central Arnhem Land, finding a northern brushtail possum is encouraging for the local Indigenous rangers. Though once common, such small native mammals are now rare. Many are threatened with extinction.

The Conversation

Scientists try to bring 12-foot tall giant bird back from 600-year extinction

Lord of the Rings filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson, who is funding the ‘de-extinction’ project, says the successful reintroduction of the giant mao bird would be a dream

The Independent UK

It’s 12ft tall, covered in feathers and has been extinct for 600 years – can the giant moa bird really be resurrected?

Colossal Bioscience is adding the extinct animal to its revival wishlist, joining the woolly mammoth, dodo and thylacine. But scepticism is growing

The Guardian - UK

First the dire wolf, now NZ’s giant moa: why real ‘de-extinction’ is unlikely to fly

The announcement that New Zealand’s moa nunui (giant moa) is the next “de-extinction” target for Colossal Biosciences, in partnership with Canterbury Museum, the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre and filmmaker Peter Jackson, caused widespread alarm among scientists.

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Lord of the Rings director backs de-extinction project

Filmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New Zealand bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech company known for its grand and controversial plans to bring back lost species

The Conversation

Why are we so obsessed with bringing back the woolly mammoth?

In just the last several months, de-extinction — bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble them — has moved closer from science fiction to science fact. Colossal Biosciences — an American for-profit de-extinction startup headed by geneticists George Church and Beth Shapiro — announced two major…

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Rare frogs hop back into wild to stop species croaking

Hundreds of tiny frogs bred at a zoo have been released into a national park, significantly boosting the species of amphibians on the brink of extinction.

The Independent UK

Fossils reveal why earth was extremely hot for millions of years

Almost all life on Earth was wiped out in the mass extinction event

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Around 250 million years ago, Earth was near-lifeless and locked in a hothouse state. Now scientists know why

Some 252 million years ago, almost all life on Earth disappeared.

Euronews

Extinction Rebellion activists arrested at NATO summit protest in the Hague

Police in The Hague detained climate and anti-war activists from Extinction Rebellion at a petrol station protest aimed at disrupting NATO summit.

The Guardian - UK

‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report

Researchers say urgent conservation efforts will be needed to mitigate the ‘shocking statistic’ that threatens to unravel ecosystems

Bored Panda

32 Animals That Sadly Went Extinct And Why

Ever wondered what creatures used to roam the planet before humans came along?

The Guardian - UK

Conservationists race to rescue England’s turtle doves from extinction

Hundreds are being released across the country to reverse 98% decline in mating pairs since the 1970s

The Conversation

Neanderthal extinction: a space physicist reopens the debate

Neanderthals have long been the subject of intense scientific debate. This is largely because we still lack clear answers to some of the big questions about their existence and supposed disappearance.

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32 Animals That Sadly Went Extinct And Why

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