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What discovery of prehistoric ostrich shells in Andhra means
Indian Express· 4 days agoWhat are megafauna? While scientific literature disagrees about what constitutes megafauna, the term...
Did inbreeding cause the woolly mammoth’s extinction? Research suggests it was more sudden
Theprint· 5 days agoMammoths became isolated on Wrangel Island around 10,000 years ago due to rising sea levels and...
Humans to Blame For Megafauna Extinctions, New Study Suggests
ScienceAlert· 2 days ago"The large and very selective loss of megafauna over the last 50,000 years is unique over the past...
‘Sacred Return’: Tribal ceremony honors birth of prophesied white buffalo calf
South Dakota Searchlight· 5 days agoHEBGEN LAKE, Montana — The birth of a sacred white buffalo calf earlier this month in Yellowstone...
To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species
Livemint· 1 day agoTo save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests ...
How to protect an endangered language
Hindustan Times· 6 days agoN’Ko, a sort of alphabet-cum-written-standard meant to serve several closely related Manding languages of west Africa, must compete with French, the...
Big Salamander-Like Creature With Fangs Roamed Namibia 280 Million Years Ago
NDTV· 15 hours agoAbout 280 million years ago, a large creature built somewhat like a salamander but with frightful...
Central Travancore a sitting duck for avian flu
The Hindu· 13 hours agoIt was just another day for Abraham Ouseph, who had taken his ducks to the Vilakkupadam paddy polder for foraging as usual. Ouseph hails from...
The US President Who Enjoyed Turtle Steak
Tasting Table· 5 days agoChester A. Arthur was something of a gourmand and enjoyed eating, of all things, turtle steak. Here's how the U.S. president stomached terrapin dinners.
Freedom isn’t free
Iowa Capital Dispatch· 17 hours agoYou can’t understand the scope of 122,000 names until you see them on a wall. Stand at the foot of the National Monument to Freedom, recently dedicated...
