Why past mass extinctions didn't break ecosystems—But this one might Date: June 9, 2025 Source: University of Gothenburg Summary: For millions of years, large herbivores like mastodons and giant ...

Yet the past 400 years have seen 89 mammalian extinctions, almost 45 times the predicted rate, and another 169 mammal species are listed as critically endangered. Therein lies the concern ...

Two nearby explosive massive star deaths, or supernovas, may have triggered mass extinction events in Earth's distant past, new research suggests.

Massive star explosions may have triggered two mass extinctions in Earth's past: 'It would be terrifying.' News. By Sharmila Kuthunur published 20 March 2025 ...

Scientists have long agreed this event was triggered by a sudden surge in greenhouse gases which resulted in an intense and ...

While life on Earth does usually find a way, it is not without some intense past–and future–periods of mass death. Extinction is not exclusive to dinosaurs.Our planet has gone through at least ...

Nevertheless, most scientists agree that overall extinction rates are much higher now than at any time in the past several million years, and perhaps even higher than during previous mass extinctions.

Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.

The collapse of tropical forests during Earth's most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged ...

A study of fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event 252 million years ago shows that forests in many parts of the ...