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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...

Let Pandas Die, Says BBC Presenter

Pandas should be allowed to go extinct because they are suck in an "evolutionary cul-de-sac" and that we should "pull the plug"on our conservation efforts, according to BBC presenter and naturalist Chris Packham....

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...

Pandas Face Extinction In Two-Three Generations

China's giant panda might be exinct in as little as two generations, according to a report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The panda's natural habitat is constantly shrinking, being split up in small patches that do not connect. This is a threat to their genetic...

50 original trees and bushes are on the extinct list

The world's original apple tree may become extinct, this is the apple tree according to Biblical stories was said to have grew in the Garden of Eden. As well as that apple tree, another 50 trees and bushes are on...

'Hobbit' was a dwarf with large feet

The debate continues to rage about the evolution of humans.  The finding of human skeletons on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003 has intriqued palaeoanthropologists and sparked fierce debates. ...

Poison Takes Toll On Africa's Lions UPDATES

UPDATE 1:" Jun 03, 2009 (Voice of America News/ContentWorks via COMTEX) In Kenya, parliament is being asked to ban a pesticide that's been blamed for the deaths of hundreds of animals, including many lions. Kenyan...

Evidence of butchering ice-age camels discovered in Colorado

A stash of tools from the Clovis era has been found in a site near Boulder Colorado, which provides evidence of the fact that people used them to butcher ice-age camels and horses before they were extinct 13,000...

UN declares Cornish language extinct

With only 300 fluent speakers of Cornish left the UN has declared the language officially extinct. The UN believes that their have effectively been no speakers of Cornish as a first language since 1777 and so...

Twelve Frog Species Discovered in India

Researchers from the University of Delhi and the Free University of Brussels have discovered twelve new species of frogs at night while hiking in the mountains during monsoon season. The twelve frogs are of the...

Palm Oil Frenzy Threatens to Wipe out Orangutans

TANJUNG PUTING NATIONAL PARK, Indonesia - Hoping to unravel the mysteries of human origin, anthropologist Louis Leakey sent three young women to Africa and Asia to study our closest relatives:  It was...

The Pine Marten makes a comeback to England and Wales

The Pine Marten has recently been seen in England and Wales again after almost 15 years after they were officially declared extinct in both those two countries. They were almost wiped out after persecution from...

Cheetah Added to Endangered Species List

The Cheetah is the latest animal to be added to the Endangered Species List, along with 21 other species, including three dolphin species, six bird species and African wild dogs. The Cheetah is actually extinct in...

Resurrect Dead Relatives for $10 Million

Scientists are working on creating a living Mammoth (extinct elephant relative) from recovered hair, and expect to be able to do it for less than $10 million (the price of one of McCain's homes- before the housing market blew out). If they're successful, this means that,...

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