A new study challenges long-held assumptions about survival following a global catastrophe. If you're an animal trying to ...

For millions of years, large herbivores like mastodons and giant deer shaped the Earth's ecosystems, which astonishingly ...

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

A chilling new assessment suggests our planet is hurtling towards an unprecedented loss of life, with human activity squarely ...

Research data suggests humans may have nearly gone extinct almost 1 million years ago, but scientists aren't sure why.

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Scientists are using fossils to help uncover how ancient life survived mass extinction, offering insights for modern ...

Under what conditions would it be right—or is it never acceptable—to eliminate a harmful species from our planet? That's what ...

Researchers from the University of Chicago, the Smithsonian Institution and London’s Natural History Museum analysed fossil ...

NEW MEXICO CONSORTIUM NEWS RELEASE Dr. Spencer Lucas, Curator of Paleontology at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and ...

Putting an end to a mass extinction sounds like an impossible task, but some researchers argue that doing so would be setting our ambitions too low ...

New fossil study shows how ocean biodiversity rebounded post-extinction, offering vital clues for today's climate crisis.