extinction
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In recent decades, however, marine pollution and environmental decline have pushed Pinna nobilis toward extinction.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
Four days of extreme rain and landslides in the Indonesian island of Sumatra have pushed the world's most endangered great apes even closer to extinction, says a study.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
It’s an era of natural history with striking parallels to our own — climate change, extinction, devastating fires, a wobbling balance between humans and the rest of the natural world.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
An official at the State Organisation for Turkmen Horses told AFP the breed was "on the brink of extinction", hailing the "interest" that has been shown from the country's leaders.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
In the Pacific Ocean, the main wave of extinction began in about 1500 BC, when Polynesian farmers settled the Solomon Islands, Fiji and New Caledonia.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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