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The ‘return’ of an extinct wolf is not the answer to saving endangered species, experts warn
Scientists say the Trump administration’s embrace of de-extinction won’t help endangered species like the Great Lakes gray ...
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Family discovers rare species thought to be extinct for over a century in home garden: 'We expect more reports in the coming months'
This story shows that you don't have to be a scientist to look out for lost species. Family discovers rare species thought to be extinct for over a century in home garden: 'We expect more reports in ...
Exclusive: Trump Admin Plans Overhaul of Endangered Species Act
The Trump administration intends to overhaul the Endangered Species Act by changing what it means to harm an endangered or ...
New Endangered Species Rule Would No Longer Count Habitat Loss as 'Harm'
The new rule would change how "harm" is defined under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Harm now includes damaging the places ...
Trump administration is working to end habitat protections for endangered animals, environmental groups say
Environmentalists claim a proposed White House rule is an ‘invitation to drive America’s most imperiled wildlife closer to ...
Where bees won't go: The unloved pollinators of the underworld
As soon as the first ever flowers unfurled from their buds in the early Cretaceous period, they were visited by pollinators.
US proposes looser interpretation of law that protects threatened species
The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed a major change to how threatened species are considered in agency actions by ...
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Critically endangered species once thought extinct makes extraordinary return to the wild: 'We hope to inspire greater awareness and action'
The Ka Palupalu o Kanaloa plant and the Indigenous people of Hawaiʻi have been deeply connected for more than a thousand ...
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Researchers Believe Fossilized Plants Are a Portal to Ice Age, Hints What Ice Age Forests Looked Like
By understanding how ancient plants absorbed carbon and influenced climate, experts gain critical insight into how ecosystems might behave in our world.
If we must bring back extinct species, let’s focus on the giant herbivores
Many huge animals went extinct surprisingly recently. When they died, their ecological role was lost with them.
Researchers resurrect extinct gene in plants with major implications for drug development
Northeastern University researchers resurrected an extinct plant gene, turning back the evolutionary clock to pave a path ...