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Introducing Cycling Rebellion, Extinction Rebellion's two-wheeled cousin

The nascent group aims to push for more cycling infrastructure across the UK - starting in Bournemouth

Cycling Weekly

Geologists May Have Discovered a Huge, Ancient Asteroid Site That Triggered Mass Extinctions

The Deniliquin structure is 320 miles in diameter and may have triggered an event that killed 85 percent of Earth's species.

Inverse

Orangutans are being pushed to the brink

The "gardeners of the forest" are at extreme risk of extinction. Here's how we can help them

Salon

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A changing climate, growing human populations and widespread fires contributed to the last major extinction event − can we prevent another?

Over the past decade, deadly wildfires have become increasingly common because of both human-caused climate change and disruptive land management practices. Southern California, where the three of us live and work, has been hit especially hard.

The Conversation

Fires drove ancient mass extinctions

This is a “cautionary tale” for the wildfires and ecosystem destruction we see today, researchers say

Salon

Five species face immediate concern of extinction, scientific committee warns Labor

Further 41 species on course to be declared critically endangered, complicating Albanese government’s zero extinctions target

The Guardian - AU

Scientists Warn Overfishing Could Make Oysters The ‘dodos Of The Sea’

Researchers have compiled a list of more than 800 shellfish species that are harvested by humans.

Zenger

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‘It’s vastly complex, even dangerous’: in defence of the recorder, the Marmite of the woodwind world

The 600-year-old school staple has recently faced news of an impending classroom extinction. But a network of passionate enthusiasts are working to ensure its survival

The Guardian - UK

The largest asteroid impact crater on Earth is lurking beneath Australia, new evidence suggests

Geophysical evidence suggests there is a massive, magnetized structure deep beneath Australia. Experts think it could be the remnants of the largest meteor crater on Earth.

LiveScience

Seven West Media embedded with climate protesters before criticising ABC for doing the same

Western Australian media organisation reported on previous Woodside and Extinction Rebellion protests, but now says the ABC ‘got it very wrong’

The Guardian - AU

The largest known asteroid impact structure on Earth is buried in southeast Australia, new evidence suggests

In a new study, scientists reveal new evidence for the largest asteroid impact structure on Earth buried Australia in southern New South Wales.

Space

Extreme cooling ’caused extinction of early humans in Europe 1.1m years ago’

The findings challenge the idea of continuous early human occupation of Europe, the researchers said.

The Independent UK

New evidence suggests the world's largest known asteroid impact structure is buried deep in southeast Australia

Acknowledgment: I’d like to thank my colleague Tony Yeates, who originated the view of the Deniliquin multi-ring structure as an impact structure – and who was instrumental to this work.

The Conversation

Why Ancient Marine Reptiles Were Like Modern Whales

A remarkable new fossil, discovered in China, allows scientists to explore the long-extinct reptiles that once roamed our oceans

Zenger

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The Guardian - UK

Extinction alert issued over critically endangered vaquita

World’s tiniest marine mammal – found only in the Gulf of California in Mexico – has only 10 individuals left, study finds

Zenger

Rare Black Jaguar Arrives At Zoo As Part Of Conservation Program

Scientists believe jaguars may soon become vulnerable to extinction due to habitat loss,illegal hunting and conflict with humans

The Guardian - US

Texas border patrol agents find seven baby spider monkeys in backpack

Spider monkeys, predominantly found in tropical rainforests, are vulnerable to extinction and were given to wildlife authorities

LiveScience

19 'mass extinctions' had CO2 levels we're now veering toward, study warns

The research looked at peaks in biodiversity loss and their relationship with atmospheric CO2, finding 50 events over the last 534 million years that can be considered mass extinctions.

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The Independent UK

After helping prevent extinctions for 50 years, the Endangered Species Act itself may be in peril

Fifty years after the U.S. Endangered Species Act took effect, officials say 99% of the animals and plants it protects have survived

The Guardian - UK

‘Shameful loss’: wolves declared extinct in Andalucía

Naturalists decry extinction of species as loss of habitat, poaching and illegal hunting take toll

The Conversation

Giving AI direct control over anything is a bad idea – here's how it could do us real harm

The release of the advanced chatbot ChatGPT in 2022 got everyone talking about artificial intelligence (AI). Its sophisticated capabilities amplified concerns about AI becoming so advanced that soon we would not be able to control it. This even led some experts and industry leaders to warn that the technology could…

The Guardian - UK

Can 3D-printed tiger teeth help save our rarest animals from extinction?

A startup making replicas is giving Indigenous people in India an alternative to using wild animal parts in traditional headgear

The Guardian - UK

The Infinite City by Niall Kishtainy review – a history of utopias

The dreamers and schemers who conjured up ideal futures, from Thomas More to Extinction Rebellion

The Hindu

CCI’s Textile Show in Chennai will celebrate handloom silks and cottons of India

Bela Khaleeli, joint treasurer of CCI, Chennai, says that the theme for this year’s edition being “Revive, Revisit, Reimagine and Innovate”, the focus will be on handloom silk, and cotton saris and fabrics.

The Guardian - AU

Global calls to revoke ‘misleading’ sustainable farming certification for salmon in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour

Letters sent to two accreditation schemes say pollution is contributing to the extinction of a critically endangered fish species

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