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 ...

In the long and storied history of earth, there have been five mass extinctions, the most famous, of course, being the ...

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 ...

Land conversion is contributing to what scientists call Earth’s sixth mass extinction ... works accurately on areas of land ranging from 0.5-1,000 km² (0.2-386 mi²), and could be used by ...

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 ...

The divergent patterns of Permian–Triassic mass extinction (PTME) have been extensively documented ... of 50% in Beds 1–9 to 10% in Beds 11–17 and then to less than 5% in Beds 19–23, suggesting a ...

Alexandra Bell is bringing more than a decade of experience in nuclear policy to the organization that sets the Doomsday ...

This impact triggered a chain reaction of destructive events, including a rapid climate change that eventually led to the extinction of ... was calculated through mass balance." ...

The study was recently published in the scientific journal Biology. There have been five mass extinctions in Earth's history -- and one group of animals has survived them all: cartilaginous fish ...

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 ...