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The rhino had been part of an ambitious effort to save the subspecies from extinction after decades of decimation by poachers, with the help of the two surviving females. (Photo: AP)

World's last male northern white rhino, Sudan, dies

Statement from Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya said 45-year-old rhino was euthanized on Monday after his condition...

20 March 2018 2:24 PM IST

This not the first that a zoo orangutan has been caught sneaking a smoke in Indonesia (Photo: Facebook)

World's rarest ape on the edge of extinction

Fewer than 800 members of Tapanuli Orangutan survive and they are constantly under assault from man-made sources.

4 May 2018 4:48 PM IST

Between 3.7 and 4.5 billion years ago, the Earth was being bombarded by meteors, at a rate about eight to 11 times higher than today. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here are 3 ways human civilisation could go extinct

According to researchers, humanity could go through a soft landing, a gradual die off or full blown collapse.

1 Jun 2018 3:06 PM IST

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Can bacteria species go extinct? Yes, they do

New study contradicts widely held scientific thinking that microbe taxa, because of their very large populations, rarely...

1 Aug 2018 12:42 PM IST

Consensus has long been that the Earths core is about 85 percent iron and 10 percent nickel, with sulphur, oxygen and silicon prime candidates for the other five percent

Earth facing sixth mass extinction: study

The sixth mass extinction in Earth's history is already underway and is more severe than previously thought.

11 July 2017 3:41 PM IST

Hen harrier (Photo: Facebook)

Hen harrier faces extinction in UK

Raptor population dwindling due to poaching and loss of habitat

29 Jun 2017 4:53 PM IST