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Saber-toothed cats' spinal tumors suggest inbred species struggled to survive
Ancient saber‑toothed cat spines reveal tumor‑laden evidence that inbreeding may have sealed their fate
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3 trends tracked about this subject — the full history, oldest to newest below.
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One Fungus Has Caused More Extinctions Than Any Other Infectious Disease. Some Toads Have Found a Way to Survive It
Researchers identify biological and environmental mechanisms enabling toad populations to coexist with the planet's most lethal infectious fungal disease.
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Around 252 million years ago, volcanoes across what is now Siberia erupted repeatedly for more than a million years, releasing perhaps 100,000 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide and helping wipe out roughly 90 per cent of marine species in the deadliest mas
Earth’s deadliest extinction—triggered by volcanic CO₂—offers a stark climate warning for today’s oceans