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MAMMALS EXTINCTION
Flowering plants may have recruited dinosaurs long before birds or mammals, with hundreds of fossil fruits revealing an ancient seed-spreading strategy- In the 1940s, the brown tree snake reached Guam hidden in post-WWII cargo and set off a chain reaction that scientists are still measuring today; birds gone, tree seedlings down by up to 92%, and spiders multiplying up to 40-fold on an island that once had neither
- A nearly 200-year-old cemetery comes alive after dark, where the dead share space with frogs, toads, and the scientists listening to them
- In 1859, English settlers released 24 wild rabbits; in 2024, scientists were shocked to find that the DNA of almost all the rabbits in Australia descended from those 24A seemingly simple request for hunting rabbits in 1859 by Thomas Austin in Australia unleashed a continental plague. While rabbits were int...25 Jun, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
- Pet pythons escaped into Florida in the 1970s, spread for decades through the Everglades, then a hurricane carried them south, and now the Key Largo woodrat may disappearEndangered rodents in Key Largo face a crisis. Invasive Burmese pythons, spreading after Hurricane Irma, are decimating Key Largo woodrat p...19 Jun, 2026, 06.20 PM IST
- Over 1,500 bat species carry thousands of deadly viruses but rarely get sick, and scientists are only just beginning to understand whyBats possess a unique, preactivated innate immune defense that stops viruses from fully replicating, even after cell entry. This remarkable...11 Jun, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
- In 1918, rats escaped from a shipwreck onto a remote island, and more than a century later, scientists discovered an unexpected consequenceA major rodent eradication on Lord Howe Island has revealed a surprising recovery of its insect life. For over a century, rats and mice dev...29 May, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
- In 2014, first fossil hunt for a freshman in New Mexico’s San Juan Basin led to a new mammal species, which gave science its first new multituberculate in over 100 years, and proved even well-dug fossil sites still hide surprisesA student's first fossil field trip in New Mexico yielded an astonishing discovery: the teeth and jaw fragments of a previously unknown mam...25 May, 2026, 04.32 PM IST
- A 7-year-old found a strange fossil in the Badlands, and scientists were stunned by what it was: It belonged to a member of an extinct family of saber-toothed cat-like mammalsA young visitor to Badlands National Park made an extraordinary find. Seven-year-old Kylie Ferguson discovered the fossilized skull of an a...23 May, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
- In 1798, farm workers digging mud in New York accidentally pulled out the bones of an Ice Age giant that no one had ever seen beforeIn 1798, farm workers unearthed giant ancient bones in New York's Hudson Valley. This discovery of a mastodon, an Ice Age mammal, captivate...19 May, 2026, 03.04 PM IST
- In 2024, A New York homeowner was mowing the lawn and strange “baseballs” in the grass revealed an Ice Age Mastodon jaw beneath the yardDuring a routine lawn mowing session in Orange County in 2024, a homeowner made a remarkable discovery that reshaped their understanding of...18 May, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
- What construction workers discovered beneath a South Dakota housing site became one of North America’s richest mammoth fossil localitiesIn 1974, construction workers in Hot Springs, South Dakota, unearthed a significant Ice Age fossil site. The discovery revealed numerous ma...13 May, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
- Scientists say Jurassic Park’s T. Rex missed one major detail about the dinosaur’s skinRecent fossil evidence suggests adult T. Rex likely sported scaly skin, not a full feather coat. While some smaller relatives had filamento...12 May, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
- A giant echidna fossil sat in a museum drawer for over a century, before revealing Australia’s lost giantsA forgotten fossil, overlooked for over a century, has revealed crucial insights into Australia's extinct giant echidnas. This re-evaluatio...06 May, 2026, 07.13 PM IST
- The Surprising Reason T. rex May Have Sounded More Like a BirdPopular culture imagines a roaring T. rex. However, scientists suggest this is fiction. Fossil evidence does not support loud roars. Instea...06 May, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
- Enormous octopuses dominated Earth's prehistoric seas over 100 million years agoAncient oceans were once ruled by enormous octopus relatives. New research reveals these early creatures were massive, dominant hunters. Fo...01 May, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
- In 1908, George McJunkin Found Ancient Bones After a Flood And Rewrote American HistoryA storm in 1908 unearthed ancient bones near Folsom, New Mexico. Cowboy George McJunkin recognized their importance. Archaeologists later f...30 Apr, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
- Rajasthan dinosaur footprints could tell us why the species disappearedGeologists have found footprints of Eubrontes Gleneronsensis Theropod dinosaurs in Jaisalmer district. These fossilized prints are 150 mill...13 Jun, 2016, 11.30 AM IST
- Scarface: Scientists discover new species of pre-mammal in ZambiaScientists have identified a new species of 'pre-mammal' in Zambia that may have been venomous and lived around 255 million years ago.16 Aug, 2015, 03.01 PM IST
- Australia tops developed nations in extinction 'Red List'Australia has been rated as the worst-hit among the developed nations witnessing the extinction of mammals on the earth.07 Oct, 2008, 07.27 AM IST
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