extinction

Blood incompatibility with Homo sapiens may have led to Neanderthal extinction

If Neanderthal women mated with Homo sapiens or Denisovan men, there was a high risk of newborns having neonatal hemolytic disease.

Nearly complete fossil of 9-million-year-old great white shark relative found in Peru

The Pisco Basin is a hot, desert area famed for frequent discoveries of ancient marine species and was an extensive sea in ancient times, making it a reservoir of marine fossils.

Colossal Biosciences Secures $200M to bring back Woolly Mammoths by 2028

Company aims to produce a woolly mammoth calf by 2028, born to a surrogate elephant mother.

Over half of Mediterranean shark species are threatened with extinction due to overfishing

Researchers are calling for increased monitoring to protect threatened species, alongside more public education and incentives for fishers to use equipment that is less threatening to shark species.

New findings reveal how severe drought doomed the 'Hobbit' species

Homo floresiensis, nicknamed hobbit due to their small stature, grew to only about 1.1 meters tall and weighed between 16 to 28 kilograms.

  Leptodactylus fallax, a species of frog found in Dominica, also known as the mountain chicken

Ten species facing extinction require monitoring in 2025, according to conservation group

Ten new species, including nine animals and one plant, have been listed as "staring extinction in the face," according to the UK-based international conservation group.

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton warns of increased risk of human extinction due to AI

Geoffrey Hinton, the "Godfather of AI," warned of AI's dangers after receiving the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics.

One-Third of tree species face extinction, threatening ecosystems and global economy

The risk of extinction for tree species surpasses the combined threat levels faced by birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians, highlighting the urgent need for conservation efforts.

Scientists attempt to bring back to life extinct Tasmanian tiger

Also known as the Tasmanian wolf or thylacine, the Tasmanian tiger lived in Australia and became extinct when the last known tiger died in 1936 at Hobart Zoo. 

White rhinoceroses makes 'aliyah' to Israel, joins Ramat Gan safari from France

Two wide-lipped rhinoceros arrived in Israel from the zoo in the city of Lille, in France, and were integrated into the biblical zoo in Jerusalem, and the safari in Ramat Gan.

By ZIV REINSTEIN
31/01/2024
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