extinction

I have read a lot about the possible catastrophe that caused the dinosaurs to go extinct. The meteor that killed them off did not only have the direct effect of the impact, but is also supposed to have blanketed the Earth for years, causing most plants to die, and freezing down the planet for a...

The Night Parrot, which was widely presumed extinct (only 2 specimens have been found since the start of the 20th century, both already dead) is officially not extinct! A live parrot was caught, tagged, and released on the 4th of April...

This is so tragic. I hope something can be done to save this magnificent species. http://www.npr.org/2013/03/06/173508369/elephant-poaching-pushes-species-to-brink-of-extinction

The Thylacine went extinct back in the 1930s due to hunting, disease and competition from other animals. Although extinct, it's practically the Mascot of Tasmania, the last place it called home before its extinction. Some efforts are being made by Australian scientists to bring it back; they...

I think this one is going to catch on soon, It's got it all - media blackout, evil corporations, global apocalypse, some 'experts', and some science-y sounding terms. http://www.helium.com/items/1882339-doomsday-how-bp-gulf-disaster-may-have-triggered-a-world-killing-event

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/810248-extinction-threat-for-worlds-ugliest-animal-the-blobfish

70,000 to 80,000 years ago, there were only 2,000 of us! The human race almost became extinct. :eye-poppiThat's what Dr. Spencer Wells has to say on the subject. Wow, just wow... thinking about the cultural, social, and ethical implications of this idea. It means we're all cousins. :) We were an...

I've separated this out from the original thread because it's somewhat off-track. Bujin has said that we shouldn't consider cloning extinct creatures, because they are supposed to be extinct. Cuddles has extended the argument to include creatures that aren't extinct yet, and suggested that this...

Extinction is a bad thing. Especially extinction caused by humans. Many people don't seem to understand this and I hope to provide just a few reasons to care. What many don't seem to be understanding is that all life on earth is part of the global ecosystem. This means that every single species...

Came across a news article online by Fox on “The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement” (google “human extinction”, and “The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement” for sources). First, I would love to hear opinions on this group, as it seems like a perfect example of natural selection in action...

I hear alot about species extinction in modern times being comparable to that of the dinosaur times. I'm skeptical of this but would like to know the truth and see the evidence. How many species have gone extinct in the past 150 years? How many Mammals? Reptiles? At what rate are species...

One thing puzzles me about ID: if animals are not derived from previous animals, as is implied in rejecting "Macro" evolution, where do new species come from? There is a constant attrition of species, there have been catastrophic extinction events in the past. So, where do these new species...

Many people claim that the mass extinctions caused by humans are bad things. While I could understand an aesthetic viewpoint, I have yet to see any convincing evidence of ecological dangers. After all, contrary to what many people say, we have survived many mass extinctions before. For...

In an article published in the September issue of Geology, Gregory Ryskin, associate professor of chemical engineering, suggests that huge combustible clouds produced by methane gas trapped in stagnant bodies of water and suddenly released could have killed off the majority of marine life and...

frequently i come across this little gem abou extinction. There were large land animals in the North American continent until homo sapiens arrived, then the land animals went away. Ergo the humans caused the extinction of the large land mammals. I can stand this in Lopez's Artic Dreams which...