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February 6, 2026, 01:25 PM - 6 min read
Claims that de-extinction can reverse extinction are misleading. Genetic engineering can introduce lost traits from an extinct species into a closely related living species and restore lost ecological functions, but it can’t re-create the extinct species. Problems arise when companies present these limits cautiously within the scientific community but make stronger claims in public-facing communication.
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January 21, 2026, 03:55 PM - 5 min read
Frogs are one of the most threatened groups of animals on the planet. One in five species of Australian frogs—almost 50 species—are threatened with extinction. Disease, habitat loss and climate change are their greatest threats.
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September 10, 2025, 04:48 PM - 7 min read
Habitat loss and fragmentation is the number one threat to koalas. Others include climate change, bushfires, disease, vehicle strikes and dog attacks.
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