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Cow might soon be the world's largest land mammal: study

Duetothespreadofhumanactivitiesaroundtheworld,thecowcouldbeleftasthebiggestlandmammalonEarthinjustafewcenturies,anewstudyhasfound.Thestudy,publishedinthejournal

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Mass extinctions "offer cautionary tale"

Massextinctionshavethepotentialtoguidemodernconservationefforts,sayscientists.Astudyconfirmstheideathatupheavalsofthegeologicalpastcausedadrasticlossofbiodivers

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Rise of frogs began after extinction of dinosaurs: study

Mostofthefrogsalivetodaymayowea"bigthankyou"tothemassextinctionthatwipedoutdinosaurs66millionyearsago.AnewstudybyChineseandAmericanbiologistsshowsthat88percento

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Climate change threat to bottom of marine food chain: New Zealand study

​Tiny plants that are critical to the marine ecosystem are prone to extinction during major climatic changes, according to a New Zealand study of marine plants around Antarctica out Tuesday.

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Australia is third worst in preventing parrot extinction: academic

​Australia has the world's highest diversity of parrots but is the third worst performing country when it comes to the risks of parrot extinction, researchers said Thursday.