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In 1938, This Incredible Woman Discovered A Species Thought To Be Extinct For 66 Million YearsBlack and white photo of Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer with a coelacanth

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In 1938, This Incredible Woman Discovered A Species Thought To Be Extinct For 66 Million YearsBlack and white photo of Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer with a coelacanth
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In 1938, This Incredible Woman Discovered A Species Thought To Be Extinct For 66 Million Years

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Slow, Fat, And Stupid? Think Again. The Dodo Was An Active, Lean Bird And A Creature Of The NightA reconstruction of a dodo feeding in a forest at night.

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Slow, Fat, And Stupid? Think Again. The Dodo Was An Active, Lean Bird And A Creature Of The NightA reconstruction of a dodo feeding in a forest at night.
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Slow, Fat, And Stupid? Think Again. The Dodo Was An Active, Lean Bird And A Creature Of The Night

clock-iconAugust 6, 2026
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Dinosaurs “Charbroiled” To Death, Giving A Harrowing Reminder Of How Much Devastation Can Happen On A Planetary Scale In Just A Few HoursA Daurlong taking refuge in water to escape from a fire

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Dinosaurs “Charbroiled” To Death, Giving A Harrowing Reminder Of How Much Devastation Can Happen On A Planetary Scale In Just A Few HoursA Daurlong taking refuge in water to escape from a fire
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Dinosaurs “Charbroiled” To Death, Giving A Harrowing Reminder Of How Much Devastation Can Happen On A Planetary Scale In Just A Few Hours

clock-iconJuly 29, 2026
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How These Invasive Snakes Led To Bird Extinctions And A Spider Explosion On An Island The Size Of ChicagoA brown tree snake with its head towards the camera in amongst leaves.

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How These Invasive Snakes Led To Bird Extinctions And A Spider Explosion On An Island The Size Of ChicagoA brown tree snake with its head towards the camera in amongst leaves.
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How These Invasive Snakes Led To Bird Extinctions And A Spider Explosion On An Island The Size Of Chicago

clock-iconJuly 27, 2026

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The Socorro Dove Has Been Extinct In The Wild Since 1972. Could The Birds Return To The Island Before The End Of The Decade?A small brownish pink dove sits on the edge of a basket in a small tree.

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The Socorro Dove Has Been Extinct In The Wild Since 1972. Could The Birds Return To The Island Before The End Of The Decade?A small brownish pink dove sits on the edge of a basket in a small tree.
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The Socorro Dove Has Been Extinct In The Wild Since 1972. Could The Birds Return To The Island Before The End Of The Decade?

clock-iconJuly 8, 2026

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Ancient DNA Of The Last Northwestern Neanderthals Shoots Down A Leading Theory Of Why They Went ExtinctNeanderthals were skilled hunters of mammoth and other Ice Age megafauna

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Ancient DNA Of The Last Northwestern Neanderthals Shoots Down A Leading Theory Of Why They Went ExtinctNeanderthals were skilled hunters of mammoth and other Ice Age megafauna
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Ancient DNA Of The Last Northwestern Neanderthals Shoots Down A Leading Theory Of Why They Went Extinct

clock-iconJune 24, 2026
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Ambitious Bornean And Sumatran Rhino IVF Plan Is The Last Hope For A Species On The Brink Of Extinction, Despite The RisksA Bornean rhino is photographed from above as it takes a mud bath lying on its side.

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Ambitious Bornean And Sumatran Rhino IVF Plan Is The Last Hope For A Species On The Brink Of Extinction, Despite The RisksA Bornean rhino is photographed from above as it takes a mud bath lying on its side.
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Ambitious Bornean And Sumatran Rhino IVF Plan Is The Last Hope For A Species On The Brink Of Extinction, Despite The Risks

clock-iconJune 22, 2026

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In 1844, The Last Pair Of Great Auks Died – And Humans Were To Blame For Their ExtinctionAn illustration of two great auks one sat on a rock the other in the water. They are large black and white bird with big beaks.

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In 1844, The Last Pair Of Great Auks Died – And Humans Were To Blame For Their ExtinctionAn illustration of two great auks one sat on a rock the other in the water. They are large black and white bird with big beaks.
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In 1844, The Last Pair Of Great Auks Died – And Humans Were To Blame For Their Extinction

clock-iconMay 14, 2026

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American Bison Rose From Near-Extinction To Being The USA’s National Mammal. 10 Years On, They Might Face A New ThreatAn american bison stands in a field looking at the camera with other bison around. There are fall tress in the background.

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American Bison Rose From Near-Extinction To Being The USA’s National Mammal. 10 Years On, They Might Face A New ThreatAn american bison stands in a field looking at the camera with other bison around. There are fall tress in the background.
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American Bison Rose From Near-Extinction To Being The USA’s National Mammal. 10 Years On, They Might Face A New Threat

clock-iconMay 8, 2026
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The World’s Oldest Island Is Packed With Weird And Wonderful Animals Found Nowhere Else On The Planetphoto of an aye-aye perched on a fallen tree

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The World’s Oldest Island Is Packed With Weird And Wonderful Animals Found Nowhere Else On The Planetphoto of an aye-aye perched on a fallen tree
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The World’s Oldest Island Is Packed With Weird And Wonderful Animals Found Nowhere Else On The Planet

clock-iconMay 1, 2026

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New Embryo Created From Last Surviving Members Of The Functionally Extinct Northern White Rhino, But A Successful Pregnancy May Still Be Far OffA researcher looks at an ultrasound screen during the transfer of an embryo

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New Embryo Created From Last Surviving Members Of The Functionally Extinct Northern White Rhino, But A Successful Pregnancy May Still Be Far OffA researcher looks at an ultrasound screen during the transfer of an embryo
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New Embryo Created From Last Surviving Members Of The Functionally Extinct Northern White Rhino, But A Successful Pregnancy May Still Be Far Off

clock-iconApril 23, 2026

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Extinct-In-The-Wild Kingfisher Hatches At San Antonio Zoo, One Of Less Than 150 In Human Care15-day-old Guam kingfisher chick next to a US quarter dollar coin

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Extinct-In-The-Wild Kingfisher Hatches At San Antonio Zoo, One Of Less Than 150 In Human Care15-day-old Guam kingfisher chick next to a US quarter dollar coin
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Extinct-In-The-Wild Kingfisher Hatches At San Antonio Zoo, One Of Less Than 150 In Human Care

clock-iconApril 23, 2026
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In 1627, A Polish Forest Saw The Last Living Aurochs In The World – At Least For NowAn etching by J.E. Ridinger, an 18th-century German artist, of an auroch.

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In 1627, A Polish Forest Saw The Last Living Aurochs In The World – At Least For NowAn etching by J.E. Ridinger, an 18th-century German artist, of an auroch.
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In 1627, A Polish Forest Saw The Last Living Aurochs In The World – At Least For Now

clock-iconApril 22, 2026
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QiQi, The Last Confirmed Baiji, Died In 2002 Amidst The First Human-Caused Extinction Of A Cetacean"Qiqi", the last captive Chinese river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), which died in 2002.

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QiQi, The Last Confirmed Baiji, Died In 2002 Amidst The First Human-Caused Extinction Of A Cetacean"Qiqi", the last captive Chinese river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), which died in 2002.
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QiQi, The Last Confirmed Baiji, Died In 2002 Amidst The First Human-Caused Extinction Of A Cetacean

clock-iconApril 15, 2026

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Scientists Thought This Rodent Family Went Extinct 11 Million Years Ago – Then They Found Some In The JungleYoung male Laotian rock rat, Laonastes aenigmamus (

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Scientists Thought This Rodent Family Went Extinct 11 Million Years Ago – Then They Found Some In The JungleYoung male Laotian rock rat, Laonastes aenigmamus (
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Scientists Thought This Rodent Family Went Extinct 11 Million Years Ago – Then They Found Some In The Jungle

clock-iconApril 14, 2026