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Plea to save dinosaur fish from extinction

Environmental advocates are calling for the United Nations to save an endangered dinosaur fish as a farming ban is under consideration.

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A ‘recipe for extinction’: can the US’s envied nature protections survive Trump and his ‘God squad’?

Fears grow for endangered species as the US president sets about dismantling basic laws to protect them to make way for oil and gas drilling

The Guardian - UK

Britons urged to join hunt for rare daffodil breeds amid extinction fears

RHS is asking people to look for under-threat varieties such as the Sussex Bonfire and Mrs William Copeland

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Kangaroo IVF breakthrough could save endangered koalas

Australian scientists pioneering marsupial IVF breeding techniques say it could pave the way for other marsupial species to be saved from extinction.

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Ancient duck-like creature discovered in Antarctica may be the oldest modern bird ever discovered

A new and nearly complete skull of Vegavis iaai discovered in Antarctica suggests that modern birds originated before the end-Cretaceous mass extinction.

LiveScience

‘The unknowable is not nothing’: Crystal Pite and Simon McBurney on the mysteries of Figures in Extinction

Death looms large in the pair’s dance trilogy but, as Complicité’s artistic director says, confronting it is ‘integral to and essential for life’

The Guardian - UK

More than $15bn a year to save threatened species

Climate change and other threats have 16 species headed for extinction no matter how much money is spent, new research shows.

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Tiny, endangered Chilean froglets born in London after dramatic 7,000-mile rescue

London Zoo is celebrating the birth of 33 tiny endangered froglets after they travelled from the Chile

The Independent UK

Gene pools are getting dangerously shallow for many species. We found 5 ways to help

Before species go extinct, their populations often shrink and become isolated. Healthy populations tend to have a large gene pool with many genetic variants circulating. But the path to extinction erodes genetic diversity, because a species’ gene pool shrinks as the population declines. Losing genetic diversity limits the ability of…

The Conversation

Sixteen jailed UK climate activists to appeal against ‘unduly harsh’ sentences

Protesters will gather outside court of appeal in support of activists, who say judges defied decades of precedent

The Guardian - UK

Praise Be, Kawasaki Will Revive the 2-Stroke Dirt Bike!

It was a dark day when Kawasaki discontinued the 2-stroke back in 2007. I cried. Our writers cried. The world cried. Collectively, we bemoaned Team Green killing our favorite brappy-bois, though we understood that it's hard to build an environmentally neutral 2-stroke and make a profit. Plus, 4-strokes are just so…

RideApart

‘The risk of extinction is accelerating’: world’s botanic gardens raise alarm with space to protect endangered plants running out

University of Cambridge research suggests living collections have collectively reached peak capacity

The Guardian - UK

How wildfire, humans and a warming climate led to the extinction of California’s big mammals 13,000 years ago – podcast

Firefighters in Los Angeles continue to battle devastating wildfires that have killed at least 27 people and left thousands of homes destroyed. A new fire also provoked evacuation orders north of the city.

The Conversation

To save Australia’s animals, scientists must count how many are left. But what if they’re getting it wrong?

Humans are causing enormous damage to the Earth, and about one million plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction. Keeping track of what’s left is vital to conserving biodiversity.

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Wales failing to tackle alarming decline in nature, report finds

One in six Welsh species threatened with extinction but report says Welsh government lacks ‘action and investment’

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The 8 best Pokémon-like titles you can catch right now on PC

If you’re a Pokémon fan looking for a fresh take on the monster-catcher genre or want to play Pokémon on PC, here are the 8 best Pokemon-like PC titles.

The National (Scotland)

Effort under way to save beloved Scottish treat from 'extinction'

A BELOVED Scottish treat may be saved from extinction after it was announced that its sole remaining supplier had ceased production...

Evening Standard

Just Stop Oil supporters spray-paint ‘1.5 is dead’ on Charles Darwin’s grave

The action followed confirmation that 2024 was the first year in which the average temperature exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.

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UK chemical manufacturing facing ‘extinction’, says Ineos boss Ratcliffe

The businessman spoke out after Ineos confirmed the closure of the UK’s only synthetic ethanol production plant at Grangemouth in Scotland.

The Independent UK

Sir Jim Ratcliffe warns UK chemical manufacturing is facing ‘extinction’

Chemical manufacturing in the UK is facing “extinction”, Ineos boss Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said, with the billionaire businessman warning that the sector is having the “life squeezed out of it”.

The National (Scotland)

Jim Ratcliffe in industry 'extinction' warning as plant at Grangemouth closes

INEOS chairman Jim Ratcliffe has accused ministers of overseeing the extinction of the UK’s chemical manufacturing industry...

The Conversation

New study challenges a major theory on why some kangaroos mysteriously went extinct

The extinction of the megafauna – giant marsupials that lived in Australia until 60,000 to 45,000 years ago – is a topic of fierce debate. Some researchers have suggested a reliance on certain plants left some species susceptible to changes in climate.

The Conversation

A quarter of freshwater animals threatened with extinction, finds major new study

For far too long, the decline in the biodiversity of our rivers and lakes has been out of sight and out of mind. As a freshwater ecologist I have long felt frustrated as conservation and research is dominated by land and sea species, even though our rivers, lakes, ponds and…

The Independent UK

New research shows a quarter of freshwater animals are threatened with extinction

New research shows about a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction

Evening Standard

Quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction, conservationists warn

A major global analysis examined the extinction threat to 23,496 freshwater species of fish, dragonflies, damselflies, crabs, crayfish and shrimp.

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