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Ancient footprints suggest how prehistoric animals behaved in Oregon millions of years ago
A team of scientists found prehistoric animal footprints that indicate how creatures behaved in Oregon as far back as 50 ...
Could humanity be extinct within 10,000 years? A new book is the wake up call our species needs
In The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, science writer Henry Gee considers how long we’ve got, and how we can extend our ...
Crocodile ancestors survived two mass extinctions—here’s how
In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass death. Today’s crocodylians are the surviving members of a lineage called ...
If we must bring back extinct species, let's focus on the giant herbivores
The American genetic engineering firm Colossal Biosciences recently announced to much fanfare it had "de-extincted" the dire ...
Is this really a dire wolf? Here’s how the ‘de-extinct’ pups compare to the real thing.
The private company Colossal Biosciences claims to have resurrected dire wolves through genetic editing. The resulting trio, ...