Of all the species that have ever existed on Earth, 99% of them are gone. Most of those were wiped out during what are known as "Mass Extinction Events". Since life emerged on our planet, there have ...

Previous studies have posited that the mass extinction that wiped the dinosaurs ... billion tons of sulfur were released, approximately five times less than previously estimated in numerical ...

There have been five mass extinctions in Earth's history—and one group of animals has survived them all: cartilaginous fish, which include sharks and rays, have inhabited the oceans for more ...

These marine creatures navigated through all five recognized mass extinction events, thanks to their adaptive buoyancy control and deep-sea habitats. The nautilus serves as a crucial link in ...

Altering natural habitats for agriculture is the single biggest driver of extinctions. Land conversion is contributing to what scientists call Earth’s sixth mass extinction. Now, new maps link ...

Why financial crises are analogous to mass extinctions ... shark), was as big as a bus, the authors write. Some argue that supernovae radiation may have even triggered its extinction, they ...

Mass Effect 5 is BioWare’s next big focus, but the studio is making some changes as production ramps up. BioWare is one of the most coveted video game developers out there thanks to its long ...

The divergent patterns of Permian–Triassic mass extinction (PTME ... of 50% in Beds 1–9 to 10% in Beds 11–17 and then to less than 5% in Beds 19–23, suggesting a two-pulse extinction. At the first ...