Supernovas may have played a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests
New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions ...
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The Permian extinction—when life nearly came to an end
The most famous die-off ended the reign of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago between the Cretaceous ... we are creating a new mass extinction, wiping out countless species. Will life be as ...
This extinct tree-dwelling mammal may be among humans’ closer relatives
Mixodectes belonged to an extinct family known as mixodectids and lived during the Paleocene epoch. This geological epoch ...
Deep-sea fish study reveals evolutionary marvels in Earth's hadal zone
The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme ...
An Early Mass Extinction Event Cooked Our Planet and Erased Most Life
A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.
New research uncovers fur color of early mammal ancestors for first time
A joint research team from China and abroad has for the first time found that mammaliaforms from the Jurassic and Cretaceous ...
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Dinosaurs: Facts about the reptiles that roamed Earth more than 66 million years ago
These effects wiped out 75% of animals on Earth in a short period of time. While a lot of volcanoes were also erupting around ...
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Supernovas may have played a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests
Violent supernovas may have caused two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions ... and many other species to extinction. Researchers first identified the cause of the end-Cretaceous extinction ...