Scientists have predicted that Earth will undergo a mass extinction in 250 million years, with extreme heat and rising CO2 ...

Researchers link two ancient mass extinctions to nearby supernova explosions, which may have damaged Earth's atmosphere and triggered global biodiversity loss. A new study suggests that at least two o ...

For years, a mysterious fossil specimen defied categorization, until one paleontologist made a surprising discovery.

The Mesozoic Era extinctions formed the world as we know it today. Read about what caused them and which animals survived.

Not all of the mammals survived, for example the dicynodont mammal relatives ... There are other factors that may also have contributed to the mass extinction. These include lava pouring into ...

With wildlife populations globally 73% smaller on average than in 1970 and large mammals missing from much of the world, ...

The world around us is constantly changing, and with these changes come questions that challenge our understanding of life on Earth. One such question is ... Read more The post Are We Entering the ...

252 million years ago, a mass extinction disrupted life on Earth ... The Turpan-Hami Basin thus became a rare example of resilience in the face of a global crisis. Within 75,000 years after the ...

On May 31, 1976, as Reagan continued his insurgent run for the GOP nomination against a sitting president, the New York Times ...

I called RFK Jr. an "extinction-level" threat to US biomedical science and public health. That extinction is under way.