Scientists consider cross-breeding to save Australia's orange-bellied parrot from extinction
A team of environmental scientists at the University of Sydney, working with a pair of colleagues from the University of ...
Egg-laying mammal — feared locally extinct after wildfire — rediscovered in Australia
Echidnas are egg-laying, insect-eating mammals native to Australia, according to the Australian Museum. The country has only ...
Back from Extinction?
Could the Woolly Mammoth and Tasmanian Tiger roam the Earth again? We take a look at how scientists are using genetic ...
Hundreds of livestock breeds have gone extinct—but some Australian farmers are keeping endangered breeds alive
It took thousands of years to develop the world's extraordinary range of domesticated farm animals—an estimated 8,800 livestock breeds across 38 farmed species.
Rio Tinto found one of the world’s rarest birds within the bounds of its WA copper-gold mine
Rio Tinto has redrawn its plans for Australia’s next big copper-gold mine after the shock discovery of one of the world’s ...
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Scientists discover new 15 million-year old fish with last meal fossilized inside its stomach
Scientists have discovered the fossilized remains of a new fish species called Ferruaspis brocksi, which lived 15 million ...
15 Animals That Went Extinct in the Last Decade
In the last ten years, at least 15 species have officially checked out, never to be seen again. It's ironic to think how ...
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Stomach contents preserved after 15 million years in fish fossil
Scientists discovered a 15-million-year-old fish fossil, Ferruaspis brocksi. It has preserved stomach contents and visible ...
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Egg-laying mammal — feared locally extinct after wildfire — rediscovered in Australia
Photos show the egg-laying mammal once feared locally extinct. Photo from Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre via WWF-Australia On a small island off the southern coast of Australia, a spiky mammal ...
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Hundreds of livestock breeds have gone extinct – but some Australian farmers are keeping endangered breeds alive
Catie Gressier receives funding from the Australian Research Council’s Discovery ... Of all chicken breeds, one in ten is now extinct, and a further 30% are endangered. How did this happen?