Scientists warn bananas may go extinct as disease ravages the world’s most consumed fruit
The UK goes through five billion bananas a year A popular banana is reportedly on the brink of extinction as a fungal disease threatens plantations across the world. Cavendish crops in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Australia and Central America have already been infected by the Panama disease, a soil-born fungus that causes the plants […]
2 years ago
Company given $225 million to bring dodo and woolly mammoth back to life
They plan to use DNA to give birth to animals that had once all died out A company has raised hundreds of millions of dollars to bring back extinct species – and plan to start with the dodo and woolly mammoth. US genetics firm Colossal Biosciences are studying how to alter the DNA of existing […]
3 years ago
Giraffes have now been added to the list of animals in ‘critical’ danger of extinction
Illegal hunting has led to fears over their continued existence Two subspecies of giraffe have been added to the list of critically endangered animals for the first time. The Kordofan giraffe and the Nubian giraffe, found most commonly in Cameroon and Kenya respectively, are now classed as being in an extremely high risk of extinction […]
7 years ago