#Extinction

A new study has predicted the end of human life and a mass mammal extinction in a few hundred million years as the earth slowly morphs into a supercontinent that is uninhabitable. The supercontinent is being called Pangaea Ultima and it expected to form at the equator in approximately 250 million

Author: Matt Gilligan / Source: did you know? It’s always depressing to read about what animals are close to the brink of extinction. But it’s also important to be educated about these creatures because if we don’t raise awareness and do everything in our power to make sure they stick around for

Source: Atlas Obscura In the Museum of London hangs the colossal minotaur-esque skull of a beast that’s been extinct for nearly 400 years, the auroch. This particular skull dates from the Neolithic period and was discovered in Ilford, East London, where herds of this creature once roamed. Top

Author: Stephen Johnson / Source: Big Think A new study examined how the effects of fear-related memories can be silenced in the brain. Forming new and positive “extinction memories” can help to silence fearful memories. The study found that the hippocampus plays a significant role in

Author: Maria Popova / Source: Brain Pickings A century before Peter Rabbit creator Beatrix Potter revolutionized mycology with her groundbreaking studies and illustrations of mushrooms, which she was banned from presenting at London’s Linnaean Society on account of her gender, another