5 articles tagged with "extinction"
Scientists warn that the Timor green pigeon is at serious risk of extinction due to hunting and habitat loss, urging immediate conservation efforts.
The extinction of large mammals, such as saber-toothed cats and woolly mammoths, between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago, has had profound effects on ecosystems and human development that are still evident today.
As dinosaurs faced extinction 66 million years ago, some small mammals, particularly those in the Cimolodon genus, managed to survive and shape the future of life on the Pacific Coast.
A recent study from the University of Vienna sheds light on how colonialism continues to threaten both species and languages, highlighting the interconnectedness of biodiversity and cultural diversity.
A study from the University of Leeds uncovers how lycophytes, primitive plants, adapted through a novel photosynthesis method during a significant extinction event.