How survivors spanned the globe after Earth's biggest mass extinction
Scientists don't call it the "Great Dying" for nothing. About 252 million years ago, upward of 80% of all marine species ...
Tom's Guide18d
Best smart scales in 2025: body composition scales for in-home use
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Interesting Engineering19d
100,000 billion metric tons of CO2 choked Earth’s life 252 million years ago
The Permian-Triassic extinction, also known as the Great Dying, was the most devastating event in Earth’s history. 96% of marine life and 70% of terrestrial vertebrates vanished around 252 ...
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10 Critically Endangered (And Rarely Seen) Animals on the Brink of Extinction
As climates and circumstances change, animal species must either evolve or fall victim to any number of threats to their existence. Habitat loss, excessive hunting, and disease are all potential ...
healthday20d
NIH Cuts Funding for Studies on Vaccine Hesitancy and Acceptance
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is cutting or canceling more than 40 grants focused on vaccine hesitancy and ways to increase vaccine acceptance, ...
Phys.org21d
Permian mass extinction linked to 10°C global temperature rise that reshaped Earth's ecosystems
The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth. Huge volcanoes erupted, releasing 100,000 billion metric tons of carbon ...
TechCrunch22d
Colossal CEO Ben Lamm says humanity has a ‘moral obligation’ to pursue de-extinction tech
The CEO of Colossal, a startup that aims to use genetic editing techniques to bring back extinct species, including the wooly mammoth, assured audiences at SXSW that the company has no plans to ...
The New York Times23d
What the Dodo Tells Us, 300 Years After Its Extinction
Dr. Bergland is a professor at Simmons University. Extinction troubled us long before we had a name for it. The original mascot for the loss of species, even before the concept was understood, was ...
New York Post23d
People with this blood type are 16% more likely to have a stroke before the age 60
Not to B-negative, but your blood type could offer a clue to your risk of having a stroke before 60. “The number of people with early strokes is rising,” said Dr. Steven J. Kittner, co ...
The Independent24d
‘Extinction level’ cuts coming to NASA, report says
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
The Boston Globe24d
NIH abruptly terminates millions in research grants in Mass. and around the country
In an unprecedented move, the National Institutes of Health is abruptly terminating millions of dollars in research awards to scientists in Massachusetts and around the country, citing the Trump ...