Three new plant species have disappeared from Earth every year since 1900, an alarming new analysis found. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65696-the-plants-are-dying.html
Tag: Extinct
World’s Largest Plant Survey Reveals Alarming Extinction Rate
The world’s seed-bearing plants have been disappearing at a rate of nearly 3 species a year since 1900 — which is up to 500 times higher than would be expected as a result of natural forces alone, according to the largest survey yet of plant extinctions. From a report: The project looked at more than 330,000 species and found that plants…
Why super-sized beavers went extinct
Super-sized beavers were as big as black bears. They suddenly became extinct 10,000 years ago, while small modern beavers survived. Now scientists know why. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/why-giant-beavers-went-extinct…
Rare Dodo Skeleton May Fetch Over $700K at Auction
The bones of this extinct, flightless bird were assembled early in the 19th century. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65543-christies-dodo-auction.html
No, koalas are not ‘functionally extinct’, but they are in trouble
A conservation group has claimed that koalas are “functionally extinct”. That isn’t true, but many populations are falling sharply due to habitat loss and global warming Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2203655-no-koalas-are-not-functionally-extinct-but-they-are-in-trouble/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Extinct bird evolved itself back in to existence
Researchers have identified a species of bird that went extinct, then evolved again from the same lineage. The remarkable discovery is an example of a… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/327590/extinct-bird-evolved-itself-back-in-to-existence…
The strangest crab that has ever lived
Meet Callichimaera perplexa, the platypus of crabs. It’s a 95-million-year-old extinct species that, scientists say, will force us to rethink the definition of a crab. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/callichimaera-perplexa-strangest-extinct-crab…
Major discovery suggests Denisovans lived in Tibet 160,000 years ago
The first Denisovan remains discovered outside Siberia suggest our extinct cousins lived at extreme altitude in Tibet long before our species made it there Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24232283-700-major-discovery-suggests-denisovans-lived-in-tibet-160000-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
‘Hippie Chimps’ Had Sex with Mysterious ‘Ghost Ape’ Hundreds of Thousands of Years Ago
Mysterious “ghost apes” may have interbred with the great apes known as bonobos just as modern humans repeatedly had sex with now-extinct human lineages. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65352-bonobos-interbred-ghost-apes.html
Up to 1 Million Species Are at Risk of Extinction, and It’s All Our Fault
More than 1 million species could go extinct, UN report finds. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65314-human-influence-species-extinction.html