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

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

But the outlook for software developers is more likely evolution than extinction, according to experienced software engineers, industry analysts and academics. For decades, better tools have ...

Fossilized skeletons and shells clearly show how evolution and extinction unfolded over the past half a billion years, but a new analysis extends the chart of life to nearly 2 billion years ago.

Daniel Field, professor of vertebrate paleontology at the University of Cambridge and co-author of the study, has been interested in understanding how the end-Cretaceous mass extinction affected the ...

Other than the emergence of new species, extinction is likely the most common evolutionary process on Earth. It is as necessary a part of evolution as death is of life, making space for new ...

Fossils therefore offer a rare opportunity to understand the mechanisms of extinction and investigate how climate shifts have led to extinction in the past. Understanding why species went extinct ...

Steven Stern does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

As an extinction crisis wiped out species at the end of the Permian Period, a predatory species emerged that dominated Southern Africa’s domain. By Jeanne Timmons Some 252 million years ago ...

Because fossil samples produce various results, the chart shows two different scenarios for the lion ... anything from greetings to warnings and other communications of affection or disapproval.

The story of complex life on Earth is a story of evolution and extinction — of long-term continuity and massive disruption. British paleontologist and evolutionary biologist Thomas Halliday ...

The species scientists know least about are at an even higher risk of extinction because researchers are unable to tailor conservation efforts to their needs, according to researchers. More than ...