This Day in Alaskan History-March 31st, 1915
Human Activity Pushing More Than 1 in 5 Migratory Species Toward Extinction: UN
“The global community has an opportunity to translate this latest science of the pressures facing migratory species into concrete conservation action,” said one U.N. official. As world governments gathered in Uzbekistan Monday for the United Nations conference on migratory species, they centered the theme “Nature Knows No Borders”—an idea that a new landmark report said must […]
‘A Wake-Up Call’: 21 Species Declared Extinct by US
“It’s a wake-up call on the importance of conserving imperiled species before it’s too late,” said the Fish and Wildlife Service. “My heart breaks,” one biodiversity advocate said Monday as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that 21 species would be removed from the endangered species list due to their extinction. The agency said it had […]
Scientists Say Second Killer Asteroid May Have Struck Earth
Scientists are investigating the possibility that a second asteroid hit Earth about the same time as the one believed to have killed off nearly all dinosaur life. The investigation is linked to a smaller crater recently discovered in the ocean. Researchers say the crater may have been created by a large asteroid. Scientists have long believed that […]