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After Crocs and Lemurs Went Extinct on the Mainland, Many Survived on Islands for Millions of YearsIsolation allows creatures to thrive as their relatives perish due to the threats present on much larger landmasses ...
In a first-of-its-kind study, Stanford researchers have measured how the abundance of ocean life has changed over the past ...
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These Lizards Mysteriously Survived the Asteroid Strike That Killed the Dinosaurs—and Their Descendants Are Still Alive TodaySmall and elusive night lizards probably persisted because they have slow metabolisms and like to hide out in rock crevices, ...
She was trying to determine what caused a group of primates to go extinct in the Caribbean some 5,000 years ago, but the only clues she had were the scores of teeth left behind. One of the most ...
Megalodons have been portrayed as gigantic great whites, but new research suggests they were more svelte and less agile ...
Two new studies add to the evidence that human activity, from fishing to urban development, is driving the evolution of wild ...
Fusulines thrived in cold seas but vanished twice when warming from volcanoes rapidly spiked ocean carbon levels.
Today, more than 40,000 years after the Neanderthals went extinct, most human beings alive carry remnants of their DNA. ... butchering and consuming a wide range of wild animals.
More than 35 species of falcons roam the Earth’s skies at present. But there used to be at least three others. Here’s the story of the confirmed falcon species lost to the world forever.
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