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Fungi Vital To Life Face Growing Risk Of Extinction: Study
Nearly a third of species of fungi assessed by an international conservation group are at risk of extinction from threats like deforestation and agricultural expansion, the latest 'Red List' of threatened species showed on Thursday.
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Global Tensions, Climate Crisis Push Doomsday Clock Closest To Catastrophe
The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic representation of the threat of human extinction, with midnight representing catastrophe.
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Freshwater Species Face A Crisis, A Quarter Are On The Brink Of Extinction: Study
The research reveals 35% of wetlands vanished between 1970-2015, with 65% of remaining habitats under significant threat.
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This Creature Could Take Over Earth If Humanity Disappears, Scientists Warn
As humanity faces existential threats, scientists have speculated which species could rise to dominance in the event of human extinction.
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Could a Supernova Threaten Earth’s Survival? Here's What You Need to Know
Supernova explosions have the potential to harm Earth’s atmosphere, particularly the ozone layer. However, no stars close enough to cause damage are currently identified. The risks are low, but gamma-ray bursts, caused by neutron star mergers, may pose an even greater threat in the future.
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US Scientists Demonstrate Revolutionary Method To Deflect Asteroids Using Nuclear Explosion
In New Mexico, scientists are exploring a futuristic solution to defend Earth against asteroid threats: harnessing X-ray blasts from nuclear explosions.
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Banana Apocalypse Could Be Averted Thanks to Genetic Breakthrough
A recent breakthrough in genetic research offers new hope for saving the world’s banana supply from fusarium wilt, a devastating disease that threatens the Cavendish variety. This study, detailed in Nature Microbiology, sheds light on how this disease, which previously wiped out the Gros Michel bananas in the 1950s, is now affecting Cavendish ban...
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"Hooker's Lips": Costa Rica's Stunning Plant Faces Threat Of Extinction
Red bracts resembling "luscious lips" make this plant eye-catching, attracting hummingbirds and butterflies as pollinators.
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'Fascinating and Terrifying': Denmark PM Delivers Speech in Parliament Partly Written by ChatGPT
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday delivered a speech to parliament partly written using artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to highlight the revolutionary aspects and risks of AI.
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When A Dinosaur Talked To Humans: UN Ad To Guard Against Extinction
As the world faces the threat of climate change and its dire consequences, world leaders got a pep talk from an extinct species on what it feels like to go extinct.
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Global Warming Is Top Threat To Polar Bears
US wildlife authorities released on Monday a broad plan to try to save Arctic polar bears from going extinct, as global warming melts away their icy habitat an increasing pace.
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Many Species Of Frogs In Munnar Faces Extinction
Nearly 50 per cent of around 36 different species of frogs found in Munnar region of Western Ghats are threatened by extinction, say conservationists.
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The Indian Purple Frog Being Eaten to Extinction
The Indian Purple Frog, anendemic and endangered amphibian found exclusively in the biodiversity hotspot of Western Ghats, is facing extinction threats due to the consumption of tadpoles by local tribes.
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Boycott Threat Over Rare New Zealand Dolphin
Environmentalists are threatening to call a boycott of New Zealand's billion-dollar seafood export industry unless the government boosts efforts to save the world's rarest dolphin, which has dwindled to a population of 50.
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Feral Cats Behind Extinction of Unique Aussie Mammals: Study
An Australian study has blamed feral cats for the extinction of native mammals and warns 100 species are under threat from the creatures that inhabited the homes of early British settlers.
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Fungi Vital To Life Face Growing Risk Of Extinction: Study
Nearly a third of species of fungi assessed by an international conservation group are at risk of extinction from threats like deforestation and agricultural expansion, the latest 'Red List' of threatened species showed on Thursday.
-
Global Tensions, Climate Crisis Push Doomsday Clock Closest To Catastrophe
The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic representation of the threat of human extinction, with midnight representing catastrophe.
-
Freshwater Species Face A Crisis, A Quarter Are On The Brink Of Extinction: Study
The research reveals 35% of wetlands vanished between 1970-2015, with 65% of remaining habitats under significant threat.
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This Creature Could Take Over Earth If Humanity Disappears, Scientists Warn
As humanity faces existential threats, scientists have speculated which species could rise to dominance in the event of human extinction.
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Could a Supernova Threaten Earth’s Survival? Here's What You Need to Know
Supernova explosions have the potential to harm Earth’s atmosphere, particularly the ozone layer. However, no stars close enough to cause damage are currently identified. The risks are low, but gamma-ray bursts, caused by neutron star mergers, may pose an even greater threat in the future.
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US Scientists Demonstrate Revolutionary Method To Deflect Asteroids Using Nuclear Explosion
In New Mexico, scientists are exploring a futuristic solution to defend Earth against asteroid threats: harnessing X-ray blasts from nuclear explosions.
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Banana Apocalypse Could Be Averted Thanks to Genetic Breakthrough
A recent breakthrough in genetic research offers new hope for saving the world’s banana supply from fusarium wilt, a devastating disease that threatens the Cavendish variety. This study, detailed in Nature Microbiology, sheds light on how this disease, which previously wiped out the Gros Michel bananas in the 1950s, is now affecting Cavendish ban...
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"Hooker's Lips": Costa Rica's Stunning Plant Faces Threat Of Extinction
Red bracts resembling "luscious lips" make this plant eye-catching, attracting hummingbirds and butterflies as pollinators.
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'Fascinating and Terrifying': Denmark PM Delivers Speech in Parliament Partly Written by ChatGPT
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday delivered a speech to parliament partly written using artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to highlight the revolutionary aspects and risks of AI.
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When A Dinosaur Talked To Humans: UN Ad To Guard Against Extinction
As the world faces the threat of climate change and its dire consequences, world leaders got a pep talk from an extinct species on what it feels like to go extinct.
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Global Warming Is Top Threat To Polar Bears
US wildlife authorities released on Monday a broad plan to try to save Arctic polar bears from going extinct, as global warming melts away their icy habitat an increasing pace.
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Many Species Of Frogs In Munnar Faces Extinction
Nearly 50 per cent of around 36 different species of frogs found in Munnar region of Western Ghats are threatened by extinction, say conservationists.
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The Indian Purple Frog Being Eaten to Extinction
The Indian Purple Frog, anendemic and endangered amphibian found exclusively in the biodiversity hotspot of Western Ghats, is facing extinction threats due to the consumption of tadpoles by local tribes.
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Boycott Threat Over Rare New Zealand Dolphin
Environmentalists are threatening to call a boycott of New Zealand's billion-dollar seafood export industry unless the government boosts efforts to save the world's rarest dolphin, which has dwindled to a population of 50.
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Feral Cats Behind Extinction of Unique Aussie Mammals: Study
An Australian study has blamed feral cats for the extinction of native mammals and warns 100 species are under threat from the creatures that inhabited the homes of early British settlers.
