Scientists don't call it the "Great Dying" for nothing. About 252 million years ago, upward of 80% of all marine species ...

Stanford scientists found that dramatic climate changes after the Great Dying enabled a few marine species to spread globally ...

The world around us is constantly changing, and with these changes come questions that challenge our understanding of life on ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

After Earth's worst mass extinction, surviving ocean animals spread worldwide. Stanford's model shows why this happened.

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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 ...