Mass Extinction: Life on the Brink Premieres November 30 Smithsonian Channel. Anyone with a passing interest in dinosaurs knows that the beasts were killed off some 65 million years ago after a ...

By simulating the movement of two continent-sized Big Lower-Mantle Basal Structures, or BLOBs, researchers may have uncovered ...

The Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction saw a snake-splosion of ... editor, and journalist, who focuses on science, tech and the environment. 53 Comments Comments Forum view.

Mass extinctions alter extinction and origination dynamics with respect to body size. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences , 2021; 288 (1960) DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.1681 Cite ...

The Big 5. These five mass extinctions have happened on average every 100 million years or so since the Cambrian, although there is no detectable pattern in their particular timing.

While paleontologists have studied fossils for centuries, the science of mass extinction is relatively new. Radiometric dating, based on the natural radioactive decay of certain elements, ...

"We are on the verge of another major mass extinction, unless we change course dramatically," Kolbert said. "The question of how much we're responsible for it is pretty much 100%.

Mass extinctions throughout the history of the Earth have been well documented. Scientists believe that they occurred during a short period of time in geological terms. In a new study ...

Robots evolve more quickly and efficiently after a virtual mass extinction modeled after real-life disasters such as the one that killed off the dinosaurs. At the start of the simulation, a biped ...

To prevent mass extinction, we need to protect 30% of Earth by 2030. Recent research indicates where to start. Subscribe. ... Want more health and science stories in your inbox?

While paleontologists have studied fossils for centuries, the science of mass extinction is relatively new. Radiometric dating, based on the natural radioactive decay of certain elements, like ...