Scientists from Keele University have found strong evidence that some of Earth’s past mass extinctions could have been caused by nearby supernova explosions—massive star explosions in the Milky Way.
Thrips are tiny insects—their sizes range between 0.5mm and 15mm in length and many are shorter than 5mm. But the damage they ...
Specifically, the findings support the hypothesis that supernovae could have triggered two of the so-called "big five" mass ...
Two of Earth’s five confirmed mass extinction events could have been caused by nearby supernova explosions stripping the ...