The island of Madagascar is a treasure trove of unique animals and plants. Researchers are still discovering new species of all kinds. But even as they are found, many are […]
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In 2005, the United Nations held an emergency to announce the startling fact that within the next 30 years, the world’s great apes will ALL be extinct. In other words, […]
Anne Blair Gould asks what biodiversity is and why it’s important to stop the loss of biological diversity (animals, plants, fungi, bacteria). Scientists estimate that species are now going extinct […]
How long have we known about dinosaurs? And what new wonderful discoveries are we still making about these intriguing creatures which appeared over 200 million years ago and then suddenly […]