Extinct Species

The 30-foot sea cow hunted to extinction because of its tasty meat

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The 30-foot sea cow hunted to extinction because of its tasty meat

The 30-foot sea cow hunted to extinction because of its tasty meat

Who were the Neanderthals—and why did they go extinct?

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Who were the Neanderthals—and why did they go extinct?

Who were the Neanderthals—and why did they go extinct?

We could still save the world’s 'sweetest' dolphin

We could still save the world’s 'sweetest' dolphin

We could still save the world’s 'sweetest' dolphin

'Plant messiah' Carlos Magdalena saves species from extinction

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'Plant messiah' Carlos Magdalena saves species from extinction

'Plant messiah' Carlos Magdalena saves species from extinction

The last days of the Neanderthals

History & Culture

The last days of the Neanderthals

The last days of the Neanderthals

This monstrous mama laid the world’s largest egg

This monstrous mama laid the world’s largest egg

This monstrous mama laid the world’s largest egg

The fight to save this sea star just got interesting

The fight to save this sea star just got interesting

The fight to save this sea star just got interesting

This Ecuadorian frog was lost for 100 years—until now

This Ecuadorian frog was lost for 100 years—until now

This Ecuadorian frog was lost for 100 years—until now

This little bird tells the story of the East Coast’s disappearing marshes

This little bird tells the story of the East Coast’s disappearing marshes

This little bird tells the story of the East Coast’s disappearing marshes

We just learned where the asteroid that ended dinosaurs came from

We just learned where the asteroid that ended dinosaurs came from

We just learned where the asteroid that ended dinosaurs came from

This dinosaur dug its own grave

This dinosaur dug its own grave

This dinosaur dug its own grave

What killed the last woolly mammoths?

What killed the last woolly mammoths?

What killed the last woolly mammoths?

Can ‘endlings’s stories help us save them?

Can ‘endlings’s stories help us save them?

Can ‘endlings’s stories help us save them?

Rare gray whale spotted in the Atlantic—and it's only the beginning

Rare gray whale spotted in the Atlantic—and it's only the beginning

Rare gray whale spotted in the Atlantic—and it's only the beginning

How an ‘extinct’ cicada was rediscovered 100 years later

How an ‘extinct’ cicada was rediscovered 100 years later

How an ‘extinct’ cicada was rediscovered 100 years later

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