Five 'mass extinctions' have decimated our planet since it was formed - now scientists claim the answers to two could be written in the stars.

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...

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

A nature walk based around one of nature’s most unique species is on tap Sunday at Metchosin’s Devonian Regional Park. Led by ...

New research suggests that powerful star explosions, called supernovae, may have caused at least two mass extinctions in ...

A supernova — the explosive death of a massive star — can leave behind a black hole or neutron star. These cosmic blasts are element factories, spreading carbon, calcium, and iron across space, ...

Thrips are tiny insects—their sizes range between 0.5mm and 15mm in length and many are shorter than 5mm. But the damage they ...

The late Devonian extinction eliminated 70% of species, reshaping marine ecosystems. Scientists have long suspected that damage to the ozone layer played a role in these ice ages. Now ...

Supernovas are powerful explosions marking the death of massive stars. They spread elements like carbon, calcium, and iron ...

Two of Earth’s five confirmed mass extinction events could have been caused by nearby supernova explosions stripping the ...