Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for over 150 million years. Compared to the mere 4–6 million years that scientists believe humans ...
Around 66 million years ago, Earth underwent a catastrophic event that wiped out nearly 75% of all species, including the dinosaurs. This wasn't the first mass extinction in our planet's history, but ...
Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing over a period of roughly 30 million years, but that would come to a halt ...
Are we on the brink of a sixth mass extinction on Earth? Fossil evidence and paleontologists reveal what’s at stake—and how ...
Violent supernovas may have caused two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions that have never been completely explained, according to a theory put forward in new research.During the final stages of a ...