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Normalmente, una especie se extingue dentro de los primeros diez millones de años posteriores a su primera aparición, 1 aunque algunas especies, denominadas fósiles vivientes, sobreviven prácticamente sin cambios durante cientos de millones de años. La extinción es histórica y usualmente un fenómeno natural.
In January 2020, the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity drafted a plan to mitigate the contemporary extinction crisis by establishing a deadline of 2030 to protect 30% of the Earth's land and oceans and reduce pollution by 50%, with the goal of allowing for the restoration of ecosystems by 2050.
5 de feb. de 2019 · Learn about the causes and consequences of extinction, the natural and human-induced processes that wipe out species from Earth. Explore the history and examples of mass extinctions, and how to prevent the current one.
23 de abr. de 2024 · Extinction is the dying out or extermination of a species due to environmental or evolutionary factors. Learn about the different types of extinction, the current extinction crisis, and the mass extinctions in Earth's history.
19 de oct. de 2023 · Learn about the definition, causes, and examples of extinction, the dying out of a species. Explore the history of five mass extinctions and the current threat of a sixth mass extinction due to human activities.
26 de sept. de 2019 · Learn about the five major mass extinctions in Earth's history, from the Ordovician-Silurian to the Permian-Triassic, and how they were triggered by volcanism, glaciation, asteroids and other events. Find out how these catastrophes shaped the evolution of life on Earth and what lessons they offer for today.
18 de sept. de 2023 · Un estudio revela que en los últimos cinco siglos han desaparecido 73 ramas completas del árbol evolutivo. El artículo analiza las causas y consecuencias de esta pérdida de biodiversidad y su relación con el cambio climático y la inteligencia artificial.
