Invisible star ’shooting comets at Earth’
Mar/100
A brown dwarf star could be circling the sun and throwing extinction sized comets in our direction. Up to five times the size of Jupiter the star woul…
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DNA extracted from extinct bird eggshells
Mar/100
For the first time scientists have succeeded in extracting DNA from the eggshells of extinct birds. The research is a big step towards understanding l…
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It’s official: an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs
Mar/100
A global team of scientists have announced that an asteroid impact is the only plausible cause for the dinosaurs’ extinction. Its been a subject of ho…
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Bottled ghosts for sale at online auction
Mar/100
Two bottles claimed to contain ghosts exorcised from a house in New Zealand are being sold at online auction. The house owner and his partner had been…
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Scientists to back-breed extinct giant cattle
Jan/100
Massive beasts that would have once roamed the Earth in their droves before becoming extinct may soon be making a comeback. Scientists are working to …
Court Sentences Chinese Man to 12 Years for Killing Endangered Tiger
Dec/090
A Chinese court has sentenced a man to 12 years in jail, plus a fine, for killing an endangered Indochinese tiger – which was made into a stew and eaten.
The Mengla county court in Xishuangbanna has sentenced Kang Wannian to 12 years in jail, plus a fine of over $14,642 USD, for killing an endangered Indochinese tiger in southwest China’s Yunnan Province.
Kang claimed he did not know the animal he shot was a tiger.
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Dung helps reveal why mammoths died out
Nov/090
Examination of the fungus found in ancient mammoth dung has revealed new information about what might have brought them to extinction, ruled out a…
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Winston Churchill D-Day cigar discovered
Nov/090
A 33-year-old student has revealed a cigar that he was given by his grandfather at the age of 12 that would have been smoked by Winston Churchill …
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Extinction Looms Large for World’s Smallest Rhino
Nov/090
Time is running out for the world’s smallest rhino. According to a recent press release, scientists and experts from all over the world are rushing to save the Sabah rhino, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni, from extinction. Sadly, it is estimated less than 50 of the diminutive rhinos exist today.
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Are Cougars Really Extinct in Ontario, Canada?
Nov/090
The Eastern Cougar has become somewhat like big foot in some parts of Ontario, particularly Southern Ontario; while they once thrived in that region, the last documented living cougar in Ontario was recorded in 1938. Around this stage the Eastern Cougar was moved to the extinct list in the province of Ontario in Canada; however, a number of reported and confirmed sightings over the past decade have caused experts to reconsider if the cougar (also known as the Mountain Lion, Puma or Panther) is truly extinct in Ontario, or if it’s simply endangered.
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