Environment minister Tanya Plibersek's target of preventing any new extinctions of plants and animals is headed for failure without swift intervention, scientists warn. Key points: The maugean skate, an ancient species of ray, suffered a population crash in 2019, with nearly half of tagged individuals dying New evidence shows very few young being born or surviving to replenish the population …
If you’ve seen any of the Jurassic Park movies, you’d know that the most feared dinosaur among the other others is actually the carnivore, the T-Rex. But even as juveniles, scientists said on Thursday, these fearsome species – together called megatheropods – dramatically reshaped the composition of dinosaur communities around the world, crowding out midsized carnivorous competitors. “Dinosaur communities were …
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