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PLANT SPECIES EXTINCTION
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...- Climate change threatens global plant species as habitats shrinkMany familiar plants may disappear by 2100. Climate change is shrinking their habitats, putting species at high risk of extinction. Researc...
- Meet the 2-billion-year-old giant that stretches 14km long, towers nearly 3km into the sky, and hides a hairy carnivoreMount Roraima, a flat-topped mountain on the Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana border, is an ancient and otherworldly place. Its isolation has ...
- Ancient fossils and shifting continents reveal a rewritten Earth storyPaleolatitude.org has been upgraded, allowing users to track continental drift and Earth's pole shifts over 320 million years. This tool, b...
- New tree genus discovered in South America turns out to be a distant relative of tomatoes and potatoesAfter over two decades of study, scientists have officially named Daturodendron absconditum, a new genus of tree discovered in the Colombia...
- Archaeologists discover early humans built vast island networks across the PhilippinesNew findings show ancient Filipinos were not isolated. They actively sailed across open oceans thousands of years ago. Mindoro island holds...
- Half a Million Years Underwater: Scientists Discover Rare Ice Age Fossils in FloridaDivers found a sinkhole in Florida's Steinhatchee River. It holds fossils from nearly half a million years ago. These ancient remains belon...
- More than 20% of Earth's plant species found only on islands and time is running out to save themA study in Nature reveals that islands, covering just 5.3% of the planet's land, harbor 21% of the world's plant biodiversity. Urgent conse...
- Human-caused bird extinctions reduced diversity in functions, unique history, study findsA study led by the University of Birmingham reveals that human-induced bird extinctions over 1,30,000 years have dramatically reduced birds...
- 7 ways to prevent endangered animals from extinctionMore than 1 million plant and animal species face extinction.
- 1 million animal and plant species face extinction threat: Study
- US declares fabled Ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 other species extinct
- Before we disappearThe IUCN states that 665 animal and 387 plant species in India face higher risk of extinction.
- Deforestation threatens lots of animals with extinction: StudySydney, May 2 (IANS) Australian scientists called for action on Tuesday, as new research said deforestation has driven lots of the world's ...
- Four out of six great apes near extinction: ReportThe list also reports the decline of the Plains Zebra due to illegal hunting, and the growing extinction threat to Hawaiian plants posed by...
- 347 flora, 242 fauna species discovered in 2013-14: Environment Minister Prakash JavadekarJavadekar said that India ranks among the top 10 species rich nations in the world and is known for its rich biological diversity and high ...
- 347 flora, 242 fauna species discovered in 2013-14: Javadekar"The details of the species have been published as 'Plant Discoveries 2013', 'Plant Discoveries 2014' published by BSI and 'Animal discover...
- Climate change could kill 1 in 6 of Earth's speciesOne in six species on Earth could be threatened with extinction from climate change unless steps are taken to reduce global warming emissio...
- New species enrich Hyderabad’s biodiversityIf you are one of those getting upset over the rapid extinction of plant and animal species from the planet, here’s something to cheer abou...
- Around 600 plant species in Coimbatore: scientistThere are around 600 plant species in the forests of Coimbatore. Among them, 20 to 23 face the threat of extinction, says R Gopalan, a form...
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