extinction
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If films are a reflection of the world we live in, Mungiu’s film reflects a reality where objectivity is at risk of extinction.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Scientists involved in the project said the international collaboration offered a rare opportunity to prevent the extinction of a unique plant lineage and preserve part of the natural heritage of the Juan Fernández archipelago.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Much is at stake in keeping it going, even if it all pales in comparison to humanity’s potential extinction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Anthropic’s Amodei siblings hail from the Rationalist school, as do Sanders’ A.I. whisperers, who got the lawmaker a personal meeting with Yudkowsky about extinction.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
It would be tragic to lose the elms, but it would be doubly tragic if, in vain efforts to save them, we plunge vast segments of our bird populations into the night of extinction.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Labor took office in 2022, promising no new extinctions under its watch, and it has sought to make nature protection a defining feature of its second term.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Many of the culprits then were the same as those still driving extinctions across the nation today.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Climate change, species extinctions, and widespread pollution are all linked to the ways human societies have expanded and intensified their use of natural resources.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
The illness is caused by the generalist parasite Plasmodium relictum and has played a central role in the steep declines and extinctions of native Hawaiian honeycreepers.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 11, 2026
Whereas the extinctions took place probably before 30,000 years ago in Australia, they occurred around 17,000 to 12,000 years ago in the Americas.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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