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‘An extinction level event’: Trump proves he’s the world’s worst businessman by driving away $44 billion in revenue

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Middle Class Crisis: 7 States Where Hidden Taxes Are Quietly Draining Your Wallet

If it feels like your paycheck isn’t stretching as far as it used to, you’re not imagining it. Across the country, hidden taxes are quietly...

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The last word: why half of the world's languages could vanish this century

There are around 7,000 languages spoken in the world, but that number is shrinking. Unesco estimates that half could disappear by the end of the century. So how are languages lost, and what does that mean for the people who speak them?

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AP PHOTOS: Cyprus' Maronites fight to stop their Cypriot Maronite Arabic from extinction

Only about 900 people in the world speak Cypriot Maronite Arabic. The offshoot of Syrian Arabic has been passed on orally over the centuries. Now it is at risk of extinction. That’s according to the Council of Europe’s minority language experts. But the Maronite community in Cyprus is fighting back.…

The Independent UK

'Our animals are gray wolves': Colossal didn't de-extinct dire wolves, chief scientist clarifies

Colossal Biosciences' chief scientist has clarified that its "dire wolves" are just genetically modified gray wolves following a backlash to the "de-extinction" label it put on them.

LiveScience

For many island species, the next tropical cyclone may be their last

When a major cyclone tears through an island nation, all efforts rightly focus on saving human lives and restoring livelihoods. However, these storms have permanent consequences for other species that are often forgotten.

The Conversation

Colossal's de-extinction campaign is built on a semantic house of cards with shoddy foundations — and the consequences are dire

"Dire wolves" created by Colossal Biosciences were pegged as "the first animals in history to be brought back from extinction." But that all depends on your definition of de-extinction — and Colossal's definition isn't the same as everyone else's.

LiveScience

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Half the remaining habitat of Australia’s most at-risk species is outside protected areas

More and more Australian species are being listed as critically endangered – the final stage before extinction in the wild. Hundreds of species of plants and animals are now at this point.

The Conversation

Asiatic lion population grows by a third in five years as conservation efforts pay off

Conservationists warn subspecies found only in India remains vulnerable to genetic inbreeding and risk of extinction from diseases or forest fires

The Independent UK

UN warns of 'ongoing tragedy' as Indigenous groups in Colombia face extinction

The United Nations human rights office in Colombia says that five Indigenous groups in northern Colombia’s storied mountain range face “physical and cultural” extinction

The Independent UK

Extinction Rebellion may have gone quiet, but climate protest will come roaring back

The pandemic and harsh laws suffocated climate movements as we knew them. Get ready for a new kind of action, says journalist Oliver Haynes

The Guardian - UK

Colossal's Dire Wolf De-Extinction: The Science Behind the Breakthrough

Colossal's de-extinction process involved a sophisticated fusion of ancient DNA analysis, CRISPR gene editing, and reproductive technologies.

International Business Times

Scientists recommend limits on urban beekeeping to protect Australia’s native bees from honeybees

Introduced bees could be harming native species and risk driving them to extinction, researchers say

The Guardian - AU

Glossy black cockatoos could be pushed towards extinction in Victoria if burns go ahead, experts warn

Fire in black sheoak forest of East Gippsland would destroy the birds’ food supply, conservationist says

The Guardian - AU

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Salon

"De-extincting" species is a distraction

"De-extinction" takes center stage as environmentalists express dismay over erosion of the Endangered Species Act

The Independent UK

The ‘lost species’ hunted to extinction set to return to the UK

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The Conversation

How AI could help safeguard Indigenous languages

If there are few speakers left of a language, how does a community revive it? In our current era, 3,000 languages are at risk of extinction due to the pressures of colonization, globalization, forced cultural assimilation, environmental devastation and other factors.

LiveScience

Watch elusive New Zealand snail lay an egg through a 'genital pore' in its neck

Very little is known about Powelliphanta augusta, an elusive snail species threatened with extinction. The new footage is the first time their bizarre egg laying behavior has been captured on camera.

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The National (Scotland)

Climate protesters target BP lobbying reception at Holyrood

Extinction Rebellion Scotland protesters have targeted a lobbying reception at Holyrood organised by oil giant BP

The Independent UK

Musk says SpaceX vision for Mars will save humanity as he continues to push human extinction fears

Elon Musk claimed Mars offered humanity ‘life insurance’ as part of a multi-planet civilization before Earth’s incineration by the sun

Euronews

Saved from extinction, the Iberian lynx now faces an uncertain future in Spain

The Iberian lynx was saved by a breeding programme and a ‘hearts and minds’ campaign in rural Spain. But the feline again faces rising opposition.

Fortune

This is the number of babies each woman needs to have to avoid human extinction—and the U.S. is nowhere close

Human populations need at least 2.7 children per woman—a much higher fertility rate than the 2.1 previously believed—to reliably avoid long-term extinction.

The Independent UK

Dinosaurs were probably not doomed for extinction and could exist today — if it weren’t for the giant asteroid

Researchers say the dinosaurs weren’t yet in decline shortly before the extinction event, contradicting previous findings

Barchart

Eric Trump Says ‘Broken’ Bank System ‘Forced Him into the Crypto World,’ Warns ‘They’ll Be Extinct in 10 Years’

Eric Trump, speaking in Dubai, warned that traditional banks risk extinction within a decade if they fail to adapt to the rise of blockchain and decentralized finance.

The Independent UK

Two new crocodile species discovered in Caribbean – but they are already facing extinction

Researchers say there may only be about 1,000 of the reptiles left

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