Surprising new fossil evidence undermines the idea that there was ever a mass extinction on land – and may force us to ...

Nearly one million years ago, humanity came perilously close to disappearing. A new study reveals that our ancestors may have ...

Scientists are using fossils to help uncover how ancient life survived mass extinction, offering insights for modern ...

Mass Extinction Killed 85 Percent of Life on Earth 400 Million Years Ago, When Temperatures Dropped Extremely Our world was ...

Around 66 million years ago, a six-mile-wide asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of three-quarters of all living ...

Putting an end to a mass extinction sounds like an impossible task, but some researchers argue that doing so would be setting ...

So, I say we get moving. - Let's do it. (pensive music) - Scientists agree that Earth has seen five mass extinction events in its history, with the end Permian being the worst. Some believe we ...

Here, we will explore what the Earth was like at this time, the plants and animals that existed, and the extinction events that they endured. The Jurassic Period can be subdivided into three epochs.

Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in Earth's history, according to new research. The explosive supernova deaths of ...

It's called Apophis. The asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth on Friday the 13th in April of 2029. That chance depends on it being hit by another asteroid or some other object in space at ...

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 ...