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 ...

Researchers predict that a collision with the asteroid Bennu would plunge Earth into a year's long 'impact winter'.

Millions of years ago, catastrophic events wiped out most life on Earth—but some ancient animals managed to survive against ...

The Ordovician period, which lasted from about 485 to 444 million years ago, is a significant era in Earth's history, marked by a rich diversity of marine life and notable mass extinction events.

A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today, according to new ...

A recently analyzed near-complete fossil skull found in Antarctica has revealed Vegavis iaai to be the oldest known modern bird, according to a study published in Nature.

Previous studies have posited that the mass extinction that wiped the dinosaurs ... the survival of at least 25% of species on Earth following the event. While sulfur remains the primary driver ...

Researchers at the University of Southampton have shown that a mass extinction event 360 million years ago was caused by a brief breakdown of the ozone layer that protects Earth ...

Mass extinctions have shaped the course of life on Earth, wiping out numerous species while paving the way for new ones to evolve. However, amidst these catastrophic events, some resilient species ...

This impact triggered a chain reaction of destructive events ... eventually led to the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs and, in total, about 75% of species on Earth. The main culprit is ...

Alinda isn't predicted to make another close approach to Earth until 2087. While an asteroid this big could trigger a mass extinction event if it were to collide with Earth, its large size also ...