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One in five of world's migratory species at risk of extinction: UN
The report said that out of the 1,189 species covered by a 1979 UN convention to protect migratory animals, 44 per cent have seen numbers decline.
12 February 2024, 09:14 IST
One in five of world's migratory species at risk of extinction: UN
12 February 2024, 09:14 IST
How dust wiped out dinosaurs
Palaeontologists have now found new evidence showing how fine silicate dust from pulverised rock generated by the asteroid Chicxulub’s impact may have played a dominant role in global climate cooling and the disruption of photosynthesis following the devastating effects.
04 November 2023, 02:58 IST
How dust wiped out dinosaurs
04 November 2023, 02:58 IST
BNHS on mission to save Finn's Weaver from extinction
Finn’s Weaver has been listed as Endangered by BirdLife International since 2022.
30 June 2023, 05:46 IST
BNHS on mission to save Finn's Weaver from extinction
30 June 2023, 05:46 IST
Lesser Florican faces severe threat
The Mumbai-headquartered Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) is working extensively to pull these birds out of extinction
13 June 2023, 09:05 IST
Lesser Florican faces severe threat
13 June 2023, 09:05 IST
The fossil-collector who made ‘extinction’ scientific
Mary Anning was only 12 when she discovered the first dinosaur skeleton, of an ichthyosaur
04 February 2023, 21:07 IST
The fossil-collector who made ‘extinction’ scientific
04 February 2023, 21:07 IST
Extinction crisis puts 1 million species on the brink
In the last five centuries, hundreds of unique animals have vanished across the world, such as the flightless Dodo bird
23 December 2022, 19:04 IST
Extinction crisis puts 1 million species on the brink
23 December 2022, 19:04 IST
Explained: What drove the cheetah to extinction?
Hunting and poaching are the most important factors of the cheetah’s extinction. But there are some unknown ones, too
18 September 2022, 09:35 IST
Explained: What drove the cheetah to extinction?
18 September 2022, 09:35 IST
Gentle dugongs functionally extinct in Chinese waters
The dugong, whose diet is highly dependent on sea grass, has been classified as a Grade 1 National Key Protected Animal since 1988 by China's Sate Council
24 August 2022, 07:10 IST
Gentle dugongs functionally extinct in Chinese waters
24 August 2022, 07:10 IST
How the end-Triassic mass extinction happened
Bathed in toxic waters with no oxygen to breathe, marine life — on top of being dissolved alive — was all but doomed
04 February 2022, 04:41 IST
How the end-Triassic mass extinction happened
04 February 2022, 04:41 IST
Artificial selection must to ensure species' survival?
Over generations, natural selection enables species to adapt to threats, but the speed at which threats are developing is outpacing ability to adapt at present
26 January 2022, 07:06 IST
Artificial selection must to ensure species' survival?
26 January 2022, 07:06 IST
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