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 ...
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Earth’s ‘Great Dying’ killed 80-90% of life. How some amphibians survived.
When we talk about mass extinction events ... Earth about 66 million years ago and triggered the extinction of the dinosaurs. However, the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event was not the ...
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Dinosaurs: Facts about the reptiles that roamed Earth more than 66 million years ago
Dinosaurs are the extinct relatives of birds that roamed the lands and seas of ancient Earth. They first appeared around 240 ...
Scientists find a new titanosaur dinosaur species in Patagonia
The new Argentine dino might give us clues to what the world was like before the asteroid wiped out their kind.
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 ...
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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 ...
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Supernovas may have had 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 ...