Researchers wanted to know why ancient kangaroos went extinct by taking a detailed look at the teeth of more than 900 modern and extinct kangaroos. Traci Klarenbeek/Megafauna Central hide caption toggle caption Traci Klarenbeek/Megafauna Central Tens of thousands of years ago, during the late Pleistocene, many large animal species were simply erased from the planet
In a mass extinction event some 40,000 years ago, Australia lost 90% of its large species. New research suggests climate change played a much smaller role than once thought, though not all agree.
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By Freddy Pawle For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:52 EDT, 19 August 2024 | Updated: 06:52 EDT, 19 August 2024 A mother was airlifted to hospital with serious burns across her body after a deep fryer exploded while working at the local fish and chip shop. Emergency services received numerous reports of a gas explosion