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Liam Gilliver

Plant and animal extinctions slow but experts warn human activity still poses ‘significant’ risks

Extinction rates have slowed across many plant and animal groups, despite claims that the planet is experiencing another “mass extinction”.

New research from the University of Arizona unexpectedly found that extinctions in plants, arthropods and land vertebrates peaked around 100 years ago, and have since declined.

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