Volcano in China that was believed to be extinct may now be ‘recharging,’ experts say after discovering chambers filled with molten lava beneath the surface Experts created a 3D map underneath the Wieshan volcano in China The volcano last erupted 500,000 years ago and was said to be extinct Following the analysis, the team found two … Read more
Extinct plant thought to have died out in the 1980s is found blossoming on Macquarie Island A plant believed to be extinct has been found on sub-Antartic Macquarie Island Galium antarcticum, a bedstraw, was thought to have died out in the early 1980s In May, three new populations were discovered in a different part of … Read more
Scientists rediscover a rare type of ‘blue’ bee in Florida, which had been presumed extinct for four years after commercial citrus farms eroded its natural habitat A solitary bee species that hadn’t been seen since 2016 was rediscovered The blue calamintha bee was rediscovered in Florida by university researchers The bee had seen its natural … Read more
‘Extra-terrestrial equivalent of the Rhine’: Astronomers uncover first evidence of a major RIVER on Mars that flowed across the surface of the Red Planet 3.7 BILLION years ago Astronomers studied a 650ft cliff face in a crater on the surface of Mars It had marks which revealed a river flowed there around 3.7billion years ago … Read more
One in five of the world’s large marine animals could go extinct in the next 100 years, according to a new study. Megafauna are most at-risk from climate change and 18 per cent of the oceans’ largest species could be lost forever by the year 2120, UK scientists say This could rise to 40 per … Read more
Some popular cars that were a mainstay on Britain’s roads in the 1980s and 1990s are extremely close to extinction, according to new research. Models including the Lada Riva, Alfa Romeo 146 and Fiat Uno – all of which were stalwarts in the eighties and nineties – are starting to dwindle, Driver and Vehicle Licencing … Read more
The coronavirus has now spread to almost 70 countries around the world and health officials are scrambling to stop people spreading the virus among themselves. But with many patients not realizing they’re ill, and others carrying on with normal life until they are diagnosed, the fast-spreading infection is proving difficult to contain. Avoiding an infection … Read more