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Scientists considering freezing coral reef samples to save them
Scientists from around the world who met in Denmark over the weekend to discuss coral reefs believe that they will all disappear from our waters altogether. Things are so bleak they... 
Parasites May Have Killed T-Rex
A new study finds Tyrannosaurus Rex may have become extinct due to the work of a small one-celled parasitic organism, which caused lacerations in the dinosaur's jaw bone. The disease trichomoniasis gallinae causes lesions in the beaks of modern birds of prey, and Australian... 
created by Annina Bergman | 13 wks ago | updated 13 wks ago
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72 views | 4 recommendations | 0 comments
Soylent Green, Is this our first step towards Cannibalism ?
Of course it’s all due to longer life expectancy that many more world citizens will suffer from Dementia. The United Kingdom says there will be so many; the National Heath System will not be able to cope.... 
Te Hokioi: Maori Man-Eating Bird Legend Is True
A legendary bird that ate humans is more than a Maori legend. Te Hokioi, a bird with talons as big as tigers' paws, existed in the form of Haast's eagle, which became extinct around 500 years ago when humans killed its main prey, the moa. Sir Julius von Haast discovered the...
created by Annina Bergman | 15 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago
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1103 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
Urbanization and the Future World
Mesopotamian’s civilization with multi cities having finest cultural and literature achievements crumbled during 2300BC due to high toxic land unfit to agriculture. Between 1500-1000BC Indus valley civilization... 
Pangolin Fetus Soup, Other "Cures" Drive Trade
Scaly anteaters, pangolins are flirting with extinction because of the demand for pangolin fetus soup. The scaly anteater reproduces slowly and the increasing demand for the pangolin-fetus soup is driving... 
created by Barbara McPherson | 23 wks ago | updated 23 wks ago
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208 views | 34 recommendations | 3 comments
3 species of birds are close to extinction
Three species of birds are close to extinction now due to loss of habitat and deforestation. The Ethiopian Lark, the Galapagos Finch and a certain species of hummingbird from Colombia have all been added to ... 
Melting ice pushing penguins to extinction
Climate change may push penguins to extinction with floating sea ice receding in the Antarctic. There is a 33% chance that 95% of the Adélie Land colony in Eastern Antarctica will be gone by 2100 and the... 
Britain's rarest spider saved from the brink of extinction
Britain's rarest spider - the Ladybird Spider - has been saved from being wiped out forever after a successful conservation program. They were almost wiped out in the early 90s due to loss of habitat and at one...
Human Consumption of Frog Legs Might Cause Frogs to Go Extinct
Humans are overindulging in frog legs according to recent research. Scinetists suspect that anywhere between 200 million to 1 billion of frog legs are consumed each year. This has detrimental effects on frog... 
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 48 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
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1135 views | 10 recommendations | 5 comments
