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Extinction of sharks and rays will have a negative impact on other species
(ORDO NEWS) — Nearly two-thirds of the sharks and rays that live around the world’s coral reefs are endangered, according to a new study. This in turn could lead to “potentially dire consequences for marine ecosystems,” the scientists said. The main reason for the decline in the number of sharks and rays over the past…
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Unknown species found on giant seamount
(ORDO NEWS) — Australia’s CSIRO scientists have mapped the seabed in the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean for the first time, revealing a giant mountain surrounded by volcanic cones, ridges and canyons. An underwater survey from the research vessel Investigator has shown that its slopes host biodiverse marine ecosystems with unknown species of fish…
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If humanity disappears, which species will dominate ?
(ORDO NEWS) — Humanity has certainly had a huge impact on the environment, but our current claim to global dominance is based on criteria we ourselves have come up with. For example, ants outnumber us, trees outlive us, and mushrooms outweigh us. Bacteria do win at once on all these points. In addition, bacteria appeared…
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By the end of the 21st century, every third species on Earth may disappear
(ORDO NEWS) — It seems that Greta Thunberg sounded the alarm for a reason a few years ago. New work by American researchers suggests that in less than a hundred years, a significant part of the living creatures known to us may disappear on our planet. And yes, all because of the climate crisis. We…
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All species of sturgeon-like fish are endangered
(ORDO NEWS) — The International Union for Conservation of Nature published the first update of the lists this year. The most notable changes have been the endangered status of a migratory subspecies of monarch butterflies, as well as a reassessment of the status of sturgeons. Now all 25 living species of sturgeons, shovelnose paddlefish are…
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New data shows that the sixth extinction of species may not be so massive
(ORDO NEWS) — According to the calculations of a Japanese climatologist, the scale of the coming extinction of living organisms is greatly overestimated and the anthropogenic increase in temperature is unlikely to lead to mass death of species earlier than in the middle of the millennium. Today, global warming and other factors associated with human…
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Paleontologists have figured out which species were the first to recover after a mass extinction
(ORDO NEWS) — Worms and shrimp were the first living things to repopulate after a mass extinction that wiped out almost all life on the planet 252 million years ago. By studying the bottom of the South China Sea, the researchers were able to piece together a picture of the resurgence of marine life. According…
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Scientists have discovered previously unknown species of toads
(ORDO NEWS) — Rommel Rojas Zamora, a researcher at the National University of the Peruvian Amazon in Peru, has discovered a new species of toad on a university campus. According to him, he decided to explore the forest near his campus, which is located in the Iquitos region, and found a toad of the genus…
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A fifth of all reptile species are endangered, scientists warn
(ORDO NEWS) — A fifth of all reptile species are threatened with extinction, with crocodiles and turtles the biggest threat, according to a new study. This is the first study on this topic, involving almost a thousand scientists in 24 countries on six continents, and took 15 years to complete. Similar global estimates for other…
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Are hundreds of unknown species of mammals in the world
(ORDO NEWS) — Hundreds of hitherto unidentified mammal species are ‘lurking’ around the world, according to a new study. The researchers found that most of the unknown species are small, most likely bats, rodents, shrews and moles. Specialists from Ohio State University, USA, say that these unknown mammals are hidden in part because most of…
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Among the many endangered species
(ORDO NEWS) — Human activity leads to the fact that plants and animals die out at a terrifying rate. From habitat loss, overfishing and poaching to global warming and pollution, species are dying out faster than we can imagine. A new study by ecologist Heidi Hernandez-Yanez and two colleagues from the Alexander Center for Applied…
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One species of invasive insect could destroy 1.26 million trees in the US by 2050
(ORDO NEWS) — A horrifying ecological disaster is looming, researchers warn: Invasive insects will destroy about 1.4 million trees across the US over the next three decades. The main driver of this devastation is the emerald ash beetle (Agrilus planipennis), which is predicted to be responsible for 90 percent of those 1.4 million dead trees.…
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T. Rex may have actually been 3 Species, according to a close look at the bones
(ORDO NEWS) — A towering colossus and predatory beast, the comically tiny-armed Tyrannosaurus rex is perhaps the most iconic of all prehistoric predators. Its place in the popular imagination is mirrored in academia, with researchers investigating everything from how it walked, to how it mated, to how many there even were. Despite abundant research into…
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It turns out that species can die out twice … And the second time – to save life
(ORDO NEWS) — In fact, species can become extinct more than once. In a biological sense, a species goes extinct when the last animal of a species stops breathing. But they could go extinct a second time, the researchers say. When a species disappears from our collective memory and cultural knowledge, it dies out in…
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Main threat to biodiversity was called not the extinction of species, but invasive plants
(ORDO NEWS) — One of the global environmental problems is the reduction of plant biodiversity, that is, the species richness of ecosystems. A new study has shown that it is determined not by the extinction of individual species, but by the spread of invasive (that is, alien) plants outside their natural ranges. The Anthropocene is…
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Planet Earth Contains Over 9,000 Tree Species Yet to Be Discovered
(ORDO NEWS) — An ambitious, first-of-its-kind effort to estimate how many different kinds of trees exist on Earth suggests our planet is teeming with thousands of tree species that still haven’t been discovered. The huge international research effort – involving the work of over 100 scientists – estimates that there are approximately 73,000 tree species…
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Previously unknown ultra-rare species of leafhoppers found in Uganda
(ORDO NEWS) — Biologists have discovered a previously unknown very rare species of leafhoppers in Uganda. Scientists last saw other representatives of the genus in another part of Africa more than 50 years ago. The description of the find was published by the scientific journal Zootaxa. Leafhoppers are a family of sucking insects that live…
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New species of frog named after climate activist Greta Thunberg
(ORDO NEWS) — Some time ago, a new species of rain frog was discovered in the Panamanian jungle. As a result, the right to give her a name was played at an auction. The process was organized by the environmental organization Rainforest Trust. She put up a lot, in which the winner was asked to…
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Green energy turned out to be a threat to rare animal species
(ORDO NEWS) — Florida is rapidly increasing the installation of solar energy facilities to combat carbon emissions and climate change. However, the expansion of the use of renewable energy sources may be accompanied by environmental problems, such as a decrease in the habitable zone of rare animals. Florida panthers need so-called wilderness corridors where panthers…
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Could humans be the dominant species in the Universe, and we just don’t know it yet?
(ORDO NEWS) — In the universe of Dune, humans are one of the only species we see. Could it be that we’ve evolved on other planets, too? The Dune universe seems to be dominated by a single species: humans. Contrast that with, say, Star Wars – think of that infamous cantina scene – and you…
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Elon Musk recalled the need to make humanity a multiplanetary species
(ORDO NEWS) — Speaking at a joint meeting of representatives from the Space Research Council and the Council of Astronomy and Physics, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk spoke about his plans to create a permanent base for humans on Mars. And this is more important than ever, given the fact that we are threatened by climate…
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