Interesting Engineering on MSN7h
Sharks in peril: Industrial fishing pushes one-third of species toward extinction
Human actions, such as incidental fishing and ineffective policies, push one-third of shark populations toward extinction.
National Geographic news10h
What we lose when animals go extinct
Extinction rates today are hundreds—perhaps thousands ... One way to think of a species, be it of ape or of ant, is as an answer to a puzzle: how to live on planet Earth.
Sharks Are Dying by the Millions: But Not the Way You Think
Data shows that while retention bans are a positive first step, they alone won’t be sufficient to stop the ongoing decline.
Cincinnati Zoo working to preserve rare, endangered Kentucky Clover
On St. Patrick's Day, as celebrations fill the air, a group of researchers are quietly focused on a mission of their own, ...
'Devastating' Supernovae Caused Two Mass Extinctions, Claim Astrophysicists
Two of Earth's largest mass extinction events were likely triggered by the fallout from two supernovae in nearby space. This ...
Sciencing on MSN10h
What Would Really Happen If The Moon Disappeared?
As Earth's ever-present celestial companion, the moon exerts a constant influence on our planet, and its disappearance would ...
Hundreds of livestock breeds have gone extinct – but some Australian farmers are keeping endangered breeds alive
Genetic diversity matters for wildlife – and for the livestock on which we depend. Yet breed after breed is disappearing into extinction.
KNKX Public Radio13h
Butterfly populations have declined, but ecologists say they're resilient
A comprehensive study of U.S. butterfly populations shows dramatic declines in most species, but Pacific Northwest ecologists ...