are so rare that they are functionally extinct. Kittelberger photographed the ‘Akikiki in 2022 in the Alaka’i Wilderness Preserve, where it was believed that around 70 individuals remained in the wild ...

Nov. 15, 2024 — Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300.

Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the Earth's ...

Species most likely to go extinct sooner were endemic to islands, lacked the ability to fly, had larger bodies and sharply angled wings, and occupied ecologically specific niches, according to ...

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Scientists and culture experts in New Zealand have begun the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale, the world's ...

Considered one of the country’s greatest conservation success stories, wild turkeys made a comeback after facing near-extinction in the 20th century. But in the past decade or so, turkey ...

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All species of hominins, extinct or alive, are considered to be within the human lineage that emerged after splitting from ancestors of great apes about 6 million to 7 million years ago. Homo sapiens ...