The "Big Five" mass extinctions of the Phanerozoic Eon have long attracted significant attention from the geoscience ...

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

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

Researchers from the University of Chicago, the Smithsonian Institution and London’s Natural History Museum analysed fossil ...

Study by UChicago, Smithsonian, UK Natural History Museum challenges assumptions about survival after global catastrophe ...

If you're an animal living through a mass extinction, it's best to be one that's found a unique way to make a living.A new analysis of the species ...

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

The "Big Five" mass extinctions of the Phanerozoic Eon have long attracted significant attention from the geoscience ...

A chilling new assessment suggests our planet is hurtling towards an unprecedented loss of life, with human activity squarely ...

Research data suggests humans may have nearly gone extinct almost 1 million years ago, but scientists aren't sure why.

Due to their size and abundance, these creatures shaped the ecosystems in which they lived – but today all are nearly gone ...

Sediments from Pacific Highs preserve vital information on past ocean warming, extinctions, and circulation shifts.