Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in ...

Specifically, the findings support the hypothesis that supernovae could have triggered two of the so-called "big five" mass ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the 'devastating' effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers say these super-powerful blasts ...

New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions ...

About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and ...

A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.

Even during one of Earth's largest mass extinction events, where heat waves kill of a majority of Earth's species, at least ...

Scientists have found a rare life "oasis" where plants and animals thrived during Earth's deadliest mass extinction 252 ...

The mass extinction that killed 80% of life on Earth 250 million ... A 2020 study, for example, found that a smaller ...

Exploding stars known as supernovas may have sparked mass extinctions that wiped out up to 85% of animals on Earth.

The team suggested a supernova may have stripped the ozone layer that shields the Earth from damaging radiation, resulting in a chain of events that could cause a mass extinction. During the ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers at Keele University say ...