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According to the scientific journal Biology Letters, the largest and biggest fossilized claw that belonged to an extinct 8-foot sea scorpion has been found.

When a 2006 expedition to study the population of Yangtze river dolphins found not one specimen, the species was declared "functionally extinct." Yet a Chinese businessman recorded a sighting of the animal August 19, giving new hope that the species will survive.

Men may become extinct one day, due to a ticking time bomb within their genes: the Y chromosome. Will this spell the end of humanity as we know it?

Arakan Forest Turtle believed extinct since 1908, discovered in 1994 Asian food markets. Through conservation efforts & breeding, ensures the survival of the species. In May 2007, Atlanta zoo reported Arakan forest turtle hatch.

A conservation group in Far East Russia near the North Korean and Syberian border, found the body of a nearly extinct Amur Leopard

Jurassic Park brought the idea of bringing extinct animals back to life to millions of novel readers and moviegoers. It has only been recently, however, that the idea has become plausible to scientists, and not with dinosaurs but woolly mammoths.

Would it work? Is it possible?

The manuafactured language of Esperanto is enjoying a renaissance on the World Wide Web

Jennifer Viegas with Discovery News tells us about an article in Current Biology that describes a massive, monstrous wolf that roamed in Alaska until twelve thousand years ago. A wolf with teeth that shreds flesh easily, and cracks the bones of any animal it preys upon.

The act of performing circumcisions dates back hundreds if not thousands of years. What is society's current view on the subject?

The Grey Wolf was taken off the endangered specie list in 2004. But in December 2005, they became aware of an alarming problem. The number of newborn pups that survived the season was way lower than normal.

An Australian zoologist is testing DNA found in old droppings to determine whether the extinct Tasmanian Tiger survived in the wild longer than now believed.

Peaceful weekends are extinct. Workdays now bleed over onto the weekend, blurring the lines between home and work.

The U.S. Geological Survey has projected a drastic decline in polar bear populations over the next 45 years, with many populations likely to be extinct beyond that time frame.

The Webkinz by Ganz line of toys has produced quite an interesting phenomena, similar to the Beanie Baby craze almost ten years ago. Find out what's happening in the world of the Webkinz - retired and otherwise.

Most modern refrigerators have automatic ice makers, and ice cube trays are slowly becoming an extinct tool in the kitchen. Yet there are many ways to utilize ice cube trays for convenience and flavor in your meals.

Before the days of Mario and the NES, there was a phenomenon in this country. Outside of schools, next to Laundromats, on street corners, in every mall in America existed a world - now nearly extinct - called video arcades.

Faced with busy schedules, many families are no longer eating - or even spending time - together, and the trend has experts concerned.

A highly carnivorous Alaskan wolf that lived north of the ice sheets is also now extinct due to the frigid temperatures caused by the last Ice Age.

The Red Knot's population has gone from 250,000 to 12,000 in less than two decades, and now a ban which prevented the harvesting of their food staple has been lifted. Computer models predict the bird will be extinct by 2010 if more is not done to save it.

People are reading less, book reviews may not be very good, and blogs offer an alternative.

Do blonde's really have all the fun? It seems that natural redheads are becoming extinct, Sometimes we just need to add some kind of change,

Cannibalism (more precisely, anthropophagy) is an age-old tradition that, judging by a constant stream of flabbergasted news reports, is far from extinct.

The central ethical dilemma of "Jurassic Park" hinges on the question of whether man should employ his knowledge of genetics to revive a species that had become extinct as a result of natural processes. Mr. Stolyarov provides a philosophical analysis.

The blue whale is the size of a Boeing jet. 50 people could stand on its tongue. Its heart is the size of a small car. Wait until you see how much one of the mammals eats every day!

Cheetahs, which were in the process of becoming extinct, are currently on the Endangered Species list. Their estimated population at present in the wild, world wide is numbered between 9,000 and 12,000

The discovery of another coelacanth fish has been made in Indonesia. The coelacanth was thought to be extinct until one was found in 1938.

Has gratitude gone extinct? What happened to polite and positive conversation?

The Ivory-billed Woodpecker (scientific name Campephilus principalis) is an extremely rare, endangered (it was formally thought to be extinct but recent sighting seem to show other wise) bird.

David Noble discovered in September 1994, Wollemi Pine Trees, presumed extinct about two million years. Starting in 2006, commercial distribution of cuttings and seeds from pine tree, made available worldwide.

I never classified plants as something that can go extinct, that is until I read a article in the monthly edition of Popular Science. As I was flipping through the pages a picture caught my attention. Taking up the full page was a bright yellow banana

Information on indricotherium, an extinct relative of rhinos that lived during the late Oligocene and early Miocene Epochs

Information on the woolly rhinoceros, a species of Ice Age megafauna that lived during the Pleistocene Epoch.

Cloning is wrong. Making species go extinct is wrong. I'd like to pit these two wrongs up against each other. Which wins out?

Retirement is a holiday which lasts twenty years or more depending on retirement age and should be treated as such. Saving early is essential for everyone because programs such as pensions and social security are either on the endangered list or extinct for many people.

Information on macrauchenia, an extinct hoofed mammal from South America

Information on megatherium, a group of extinct ground sloths that lived during the Pleistocene

Information on deinotherium, an extinct Miocene relative of modern-day elephants

Amazing terror of the seas. Met Megalodon, a prehistoric shark that lived somewhere between 16 million to 1.6 million years ago. Take a look into its extinct theories, food appetite and possibility of existence in today oceans.

Good customer service is not yet extinct. Word is, exceptional customer service, though rare, still exists to this day. I have spoken to over a dozen people and compiled a list of the best companies for customer service.

has been over 65 million years ago since the last dinosaur passed into the heaven’s above. But imagine what the world would be like if dinosaurs still roamed the earth today and remained the kings of the animal world.

In 1970, Innes National Park was dedicated to a bird thought to be extinct until it was discovered again in the 1960s.

The author argues that Panda bears should go extinct. Screw 'em. They can barely feed themselves, are lazy, and boring.

Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele is running for the U.S. Senate. In order to win in this blue state, he has to convince voters that he's one of those extinct Senatorial creatures: the principled, independent, moderate Republican.

Today, Drive-In movie theatres are extinct and we are all force to go the over priced theatres with bad sound, seating, and customer service. the Washington DC area, most of the drive-in or outdoor theatres are festivals that last for a limited time.

Years ago many mothers always used their family doctor when a new baby came into the family. But now taking your child to the family doctor almost seems extinct.

On May 26, 2005, it was reported that a flower, the Mount Diablo buckwheat, thought extinct for sixty years, was found in a remote part of California.