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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

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Zenger

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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

The Guardian - US

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.

LiveScience

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 Independent UK

‘Shameful loss’: wolves declared extinct in Andalucía

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

The Guardian - UK

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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 Conversation

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 Guardian - UK

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 Hindu

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

The Guardian - AU

Push to bring NSW Aboriginal languages back from brink of extinction

About 35 Aboriginal languages remain in NSW, and the state’s Aboriginal languages week is designed to halt further loss

The Guardian - AU

Moth on brink of extinction found flying at secret Scottish site

Discovery of dark bordered beauty males where caterpillars were released raises hopes species can be revived

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‘What if everybody decided not to have children?’ The philosopher questioning humanity’s future

Émile Torres has become a thorn in the side of the branch of moral philosophy that advocates prioritising our distant descendants. They explain the danger of utopian movements

The Guardian - UK

Indigenous art unites Australians in a common cause: abuse of the ocean

The country’s ‘first mining boom’ drove its oyster reefs to near extinction. But a new generation of artists has a voice their ancestors never did

The Guardian - UK

Plantwatch: many of Scotland’s arctic-alpine plants on brink of extinction

Climate change driving species such as snow pearlwort higher up the mountains

The Guardian - UK

Extinction Rebellion protester ‘caused £27,000 worth of damage to government building’

Dr Gail Bradbrook, a co-founder of the group, attacked a window of the Department for Transport while protesting against HS2, court hears

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No, startups are not facing a ‘mass extinction event’

Just look at the numbers: despite interest rate hikes and a slash in venture capital, new business creation is going strong

Salon

AI vs. AI: The danger is real

AI really might pose a risk of causing "human extinction" — because the military might let it launch nukes

Creative Bloq

These are the best simple logos, as picked by the pros

Here are the most effective simple logos ever created, nominated by experts across the design industry.

The Conversation

Reversing the decline in shark and ray populations is possible, but requires strong governance and management

The oceans remain vast and inscrutable. While technology has revolutionized our capacity to track threats to biodiversity on land, our understanding of the status of marine biodiversity remains fragmented and biased toward economically high-valued species.

AAP

Drones a threat to critically endangered Aussie bird

Australia's largest shorebird is being pushed further towards the brink of extinction by people using drones, a study suggests.

The Conversation

Fungal infections in the brain aren't just the stuff of movies – Africa grapples with a deadly epidemic

In the 2023 American post-apocalyptic drama television series The Last of Us, humans are plunged towards extinction as a fungal infection of the brain zombie-fies most of the species. This may seem far-fetched but fungi can, and do, infect human brains.

The Week

Native giraffes are once again roaming in Angola

Native giraffes are once again roaming a national park in Angola, decades after they were driven to extinction in the country, most likely by its long-running civil war. Fourteen young giraffes were transported to Iona National Park from a game reserve in Namibia last week. Some Angolan giraffes, which are a subspecies…

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