Dung Helps Reveal Why Mammoths Died Out
Their results showed a slow decline in megafauna that began about 15,000 years ago and appeared to last for about 1,000 years. This discovery rules o...
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Bats: The New Canary in the Coal Mine?
Kerry Trueman | Posted 11.19.2009 | Green
You may think bats are scary, but what's truly terrifying is the mysterious fungus that's decimating the bat population -- the so-called "white-nose syndrome."
Koalas Could Go Extinct
BBC NEWS | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green
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Australia's koalas could be wiped out within 30 years unless urgent action is taken to halt a decline in population, according to researchers....
Fossil Fuels Had A Hand In Dinosaur Extinction
New Scientist | Posted 11.06.2009 | Green
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Fossil fuels have a new crime to live down. A frenzy of hydrocarbon burning at the end of the Permian period may have led to the most devastating mass...
African Elephants Could Be Extinct In 15 years
Telegraph | Amy Willis | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green
The [African elephant] population - currently 600,000 - is diminishing by 38,000 each year. These figures, calculated using the annual number of illeg...
Akuntsu Tribe: Just 5 Members Remain
The Independent | Guy Adams | Posted 10.13.2009 | World
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They are the last survivors: all that's left of a once-vibrant civilisation which created its own religion and language, and gave special names to eve...
Almost 10% Of World's Animals Are At-Risk Of Extinction
BBC NEWS | Posted 09.29.2009 | Green
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It said that 20% of mammals were endangered, as were 12% percent of birds and 29% of amphibians. Almost 5% of reptiles were considered threatened, alo...
AIDS-like Retrovirus Threatens Koalas With Extinction
scientificamerican.com | John Platt | Posted 11.22.2009 | Green
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Not only have koala populations become heavily fragmented due to habitat loss, they face numerous threats that they never encountered before: househol...
Oh No, Not Another Film About Climate Change
Franny Armstrong | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green
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If you have a burning idea you need to communicate -- uncensored -- with maximum possible emotional punch and a potential audience of tens of millions, a doc's the way to go.
Uganda Unveils Online Gorilla Tracking
nytimes.com | Pete Browne | Posted 11.14.2009 | Green
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"The project aims to bring attention to the plight of gorillas," said Lillian Nsubuga, a spokeswoman for the Uganda Wildlife Authority, "and any money...
The Age of Stupid Gives a Coin-Flip Chance of Avoiding Climate Catastrophe
Franny Armstrong | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green
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We are the most intelligent creature ever to evolve and yet we are about to make the stupidest mistake in all of geological time
Anti-fungal Drugs Could Save Endangered Frogs Around the World
Mairi Beautyman | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green
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IUCN: "Amphibians are the most threatened group of animals in the world, with one in three of the 6,000... species at risk of extinction." And according to the IUCN, that's bad for humans too.
Obama's View from Yellowstone: Pines Killed by Climate-Fueled Beetles
Frances Beinecke | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green
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When the Obamas visit Yellowstone National Park, they will witness the beauty for which it is known. Sadly, though, they'll also witness firsthand the domestic ravages of global warming.
Apollo or Extinction
Tad Daley | Posted 08.22.2009 | Green
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This period, where we hold this capability to destroy ourselves but before we have found a way to save ourselves, might be called the human race's ultimate "window of vulnerability."
Sharks Face Risk Of Extinction
Mail Online | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green
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Almost a third of the world's ocean shark species are facing extinction, conservationists warned yesterday....
Why Waxman-Markey Matters to the Oceans
Keith Addis | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green
If we want to prevent the seven seas from becoming hot and sour soup, we need climate legislation now. At the moment, the Waxman-Markey bill is the best chance we've got.
Earth Day Atonement: 10 Environmental Disasters to Remember
Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green
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Ten tragic lessons in our nation's environmental history that should never be forgotten. And one climate destabilization tragedy in the making that needs our urgent help.
Green Guilt
Ben Stoddard | Posted 03.27.2009 | Green
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Recently I got into an argument with my coworker over terraforming Mars. Sure, it's a long way off but things going the way they are, you never know when you might have to jump ship.
The Law of Incremental Suck (or Why to Never Give Up)
Hank Green | Posted 02.22.2009 | Green
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The more we do, the better off we'll be. The less we do, the worse off we'll be, and that is the law of incremental suck.
5 Dangerous Green Myths
Treehugger | Matthew McDermott | Posted 01.17.2009 | Green
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Can you tell the difference between eco fact and eco fiction? With the green movement growing in momentum, we frequently come across any number of st...
An Open Letter to God from the Dinosaurs: Delay Evolution!
Rick Smith | Posted 01.11.2009 | Style
Dear God: The pterodactyls suggested a few million years ago that we consider moving south where it's warmer, so we soon plan to form a committee.
Bush's Environmental Legacy on GMOs Is Irreversible
Jeffrey Smith | Posted 01.05.2009 | Green
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After all weather effects of 21st century climate change have disappeared from the earth's surface, two destructive impacts traceable to George Bush's policies will yet remain.
Mexican Walking Fish Nearing Extinction
Treehugger | Michael Graham Richard | Posted 12.07.2008 | Green
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We're saddened to learn that the alien-looking Axolotl salamander (Ambystoma mexicanum), aka Mexican walking fish or Mexican water monster, is serious...
Fang Gang: Study Finds Sabertooth Cats Surprisingly Social
Josie Garthwaite | Posted 12.02.2008 | Green
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The proportion of sabertooth fossils at La Brea matches that of large social carnivores attracted to the playbacks.
Sixth Mass Extinction Underway: Save the Buttercup?
Josie Garthwaite | Posted 11.27.2008 | Green
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In general, loss of species that perform unique functions and have few close relatives (in evolutionary terms) would cause the most disruption.
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