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Droughts may push Platypuses to extinction: Study
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Jan 22 (ANI): The Platypus, a unique and enigmatic mammal endemic to Australia, is now facing the threat of extinction due to the devastating droughts that have struck the continent.
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Fossils indicate of global warming on Earth even before dinosaur's extinct
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 15 (ANI): Evidence collected from the Antarctic seashells by researchers have revealed the earth was stressed and unstable even before the asteroid impact that led to wiping out of dinosaurs on the planet.
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'Hunar Haat' preserving, promoting artisans and craftsmen work: Mukhtar Ab
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Dec 8 (ANI): Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said that 'Hunar Haat' has proved to be an effective and successful mission to preserve and promote India's indigenous traditional legacy of master artisans and craftsmen which was on the verge of extincti
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Karnataka: Fishermen struggling as waste disposal destroys aquatic life
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Shimoga (Karnataka) [India], Nov 28 (ANI): The fishermen in Shimoga city are struggling to survive as the water of the Tunga river has been contaminated following excessive disposal of waste and discharge of untreated sewage into the water body resulting in the extinction of most of the aqua
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Researchers create fake horn to support rhino conservation
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): Since demand for rhino horns has nearly driven the species to extinction, researchers have developed a way to create fake horns with the help of horse hair.
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WB: Durga Puja pandal decorated with over 4,000 letterboxes, computer mous
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Showcasing the extinction of letterboxes which have been replaced by electronic mails, a pandal here has been decorated with over 4,000 letterboxes and a computer mouse.
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How dare you? : Greta Thunberg to world leaders at UN Climate Summit
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sep 24 (ANI): "You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words," were the emotional words of Greta Thunberg, the teenage Swedish environmental activist, who stormed at the world leaders gathered at the UN Climate Change summit in New York, adding, "We are
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Study reveals details of another mass-extinction held 260 million years ag
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 15 (ANI): Researchers have recently learned about a new catastrophic mass-extinction event that happened around 260 million years ago.
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Rare deer found alive after extinction!
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 7 (ANI): A recent study has found that a rare deer species from Thailand may have lived for at least an additional half-century after it was added to the extinction list in 1938.
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Researchers uncover reason behind major mass extinction of Earth
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 1 (ANI): Around 420 million years back in the pre-historic Silurian Period, Earth suffered a major mass extinction, which wiped out almost 23 per cent of the marine life.
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Elephant extinction may raise carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere: Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 3 (ANI): Forest elephants engineer the ecosystem of the entire central African forest, but their catastrophic decline toward extinction has catastrophic implications for carbon policy.
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Traditional film-making becoming a Dinosaur in age of streaming: Leonardo
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C (USA), July 24 (ANI): Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has expressed concern at the falling practice and popularity of traditional film-making and said that it is on the verge of extinction.
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