extinction

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his country could face "veritable extinction" if low birth rates persist.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Environmental groups tried to sue to stop the vote, claiming it could push some species like the Rice's Whale into extinction - only 51 remain in the wild.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

These natural events led to repeated waves of extinction and the emergence of new species long before humans arrived, according to research published in Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

This time, we’re seeing the actor’s answer to “The Studio,” only instead of satirizing the industry’s artistically cheapening franchise obsession, it warns of the full extinction of originality by way of ChatGPT.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

That expansion may have been responsible for the extinction of Eurasia’s woolly mammoth and woolly rhinoceros.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond