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Modern human DNA contains bits from all over the Neanderthal genome – except the Y chromosome. What happened?

Neanderthals, the closest cousins of modern humans, lived in parts of Europe and Asia until their extinction some 30,000 years ago.

The Conversation

‘Electoral extinction’: Fresh weekend polling blow to Sunak as polls show wider lead for Labour

Labour takes a 25-point lead in the latest poll putting it on course for a 262-seat majority as Rishi Sunak finishes week four of the campaigns on a crushing low

The Independent UK

Polar Bears Could Vanish From Canada's Hudson Bay If Temperatures Rise 2C

An international team of scientists said Thursday that polar bears faced local extinction in Canada's Hudson Bay by mid-century if global warming exceeds limits set under the Paris climate accords.

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Fears land clearing will lead to tree mammal extinction

A loss of trees and natural hollows is leading to a decline in the mammals that inhabit the spaces in northern Australia, sparking extinction fears.

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A renewable energy transition that doesn’t harm nature? It’s not just possible, it’s essential

Earth is facing a human-driven climate crisis, which demands a rapid transition to low-carbon energy sources such as wind and solar power. But we’re also living through a mass extinction event. Never before in human history have there been such high such rates of species loss and ecosystem collapse.

The Conversation

Cities contain pockets of nature – our study shows which species are most tolerant of urbanization

The Earth is losing animals, plants and other living things so fast that some scientists believe the planet is entering its sixth mass extinction. But there’s some surprising good news: Urban areas may be key to slowing down or even reversing this crisis.

The Conversation

OpenAI insiders warn of 'human extinction' risk from AI systems — urging better whistleblower protections

A group of current and former OpenAI and Google DeepMind employees warn of AI risks and inadequate whistleblower protection

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Judge mulls halt of 'unlawful, inhumane' brumby culling

The NSW government has argued that a bid by bush users to halt aerial culling of brumbies in the Snowy Mountains would harm species on the verge of extinction.

AAP

‘Human extinction’: OpenAI workers raise alarm about the risks of artificial intelligence

AI experts argued developers in field need strong worker protections to be able to warn public about nature of new technologies

The Independent UK

On Australia’s climate and extinction crises, the major parties both have questions to answer

The Coalition has no climate policy. But Labor’s positions are undermined by its confused stance on gas and the delay of new environmental laws

The Guardian - AU

Supermarkets defend salmon supplies with skate on skids

With extinction a real possibility for an ancient Tasmanian species, supermarkets are defending the credentials of the farmed salmon it accepts from the state.

AAP

UK review of protest tactics expected to stop short of banning groups

Palestine Action, Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion to be highlighted in report by John Woodcock for ‘dangerous’ tactics

The Guardian - UK

Threatened species have declined 2% a year since 2000. Nature positive? Far from it.

Our government has great aspirations. It has committed to end extinctions and expand our protected areas to cover 30% of every Australian ecosystem by 2030. This is part of its Nature Positive Plan, aligned with the 2022 Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity pact. The goal is not just to conserve nature but…

The Conversation

‘Only hope we’ve got’: the audacious plan to genetically engineer Australia’s endangered northern quoll

In a revolutionary approach, scientists are hoping that modifying the marsupial’s genes to resist cane toads’ toxin will save it from extinction

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This conservator of agricultural diversity has saved many rice varieties from the brink of extinction

A childhood passion for heritage conservation and an unfulfilled desire of chalking out a career as a museologist culminated in this farmer conceiving his own museum -- of rice varieties -- which is one of its kind in Karnataka.

Evening Standard

Ex-City Hall Tories say 'negative campaign' was partly to blame for Sadiq Khan's victory

One former Tory assembly member said the party could face “a nationwide extinction level event” if it does not learn lessons from the mayoral race

The Guardian - UK

Tories have always had a fear of political extinction. After the next election, they could be right

Even grandees are bracing for the worst. But such apocalyptic language around the party is nothing new, says author Samuel Earle

Newcastle Herald

Teaming up to save threatened squirrel gliders from local extinction

19 males and 18 females were found across two reserves.

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Britain’s natural landscape is in ruins – thanks to the Tories. Here’s how Labour will restore it

Sewage pollutes our waterways, species face extinction. We must act fast to halt the decline – and we will, writes the shadow environment secretary, Steve Reed

The Guardian - AU

Tiny freshwater Snowy Mountains fish faces extinction, environmentalists say

The Yalmy galaxias is ‘on the verge of disappearing for ever’ and Labor on the brink of failing to meet its zero extinctions target

France 24

In Amazon rainforest, Peru's ancient shihuahuaco trees are under threat

The shihuahuaco tree is one of the giants of the Amazon rainforest, reaching heights of up to 60 metres. But it is coveted for its hardwood, one of the most precious and sought-after types of wood in the world. Peru exports it to China, but also to Europe and in…

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Protesters Arrested At Massachusetts Airport For Climate Activism

Protesters arrested at Hanscom Field Airport for opposing private jet hangar expansion by Extinction Rebellion. Environmental concerns raised amid record-b...

Evening Standard

The US scientists bringing back the Woolly Mammoth - Tech & Science Daily podcast

Colossal Biosciences explain the complex science behind ‘de-extinction’ and reveal their target date for the first woolly mammoth calf.

The Guardian - UK

‘These birds are telling us something serious is happening’: the songbirds disappearing from Britain’s woods

The dramatic decline of marsh tits in an ancient Cambridgeshire woodland is a story repeated across the UK as human activity drives species towards extinction

Salon

Rare white rhino saved from extinction

New research from the San Diego Zoo using just 12 frozen cells suggests we can protect the northern white rhino

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