Mantle plumes are important geologic processes—they interact with plate tectonics, create rich mineral deposits, and even contribute to mass extinction events. Now, a new study has found evidence of a ...

Earth's history is marked by devastating mass extinctions, each one reshaping life as we know it. Now, experts warn that ...

Iridium is relatively rare in Earth's crust but is more abundant in stony meteorites, which led the Alvarezs to conclude that the mass extinction was caused by an extraterrestrial object.

A new study challenges long-held assumptions about survival following a global catastrophe. If you're an animal trying to ...

Are we really living through Earth’s sixth mass extinction? :globe_showing_Europe-Africa::fire: This powerful 1-minute video dives into the growing evidence that humans are driving an extinction ...

will present a public lecture June 19 at 7 p.m. at Fuller Lodge on “Rethinking Mass Extinctions”, offering a radically different perspective on one of Earth’s most dramatic biological events. Drawing ...

Why past mass extinctions didn't break ecosystems—But this one might. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 06 / 250609020620.htm ...

For eons, Earth has experienced dramatic shifts, punctuated by five catastrophic mass extinction events that wiped out vast swathes of life. Now, a growing chorus of scientists is sounding the alarm: ...

The history of Earth has been punctuated by five major mass extinction events, each wiping out between 70-95% of all species. As we potentially face a sixth mass extinction driven by human activity ...

The end-Permian mass extinction was the deadliest event in Earth’s history. Also called the Great Dying, it is thought to have nearly wiped out all life on Earth 252 million years ago.

“How ecosystems recover from mass extinctions is a huge question for the field at the moment, given that we’re pushing towards one right now.” In the history of Earth, we have documented five major ...