New AI-powered research questions whether a majority of Earth’s mass extinctions were as abrupt as previously believed.

The Late Ordovician mass extinction event (LOME) has long been viewed as odd compared to other mass extinction events in Earth's history. Contrary to nearly all other major extinction phases known ...

The "Big Five" mass extinctions of the Phanerozoic Eon have long attracted significant attention from the geoscience community and the public. Among them, the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction (LOME) is ...

New uranium-lead dating of zircons from Oklahoma’s buried Ames impact structure points to a Late Devonian age near 370 million years, roughly 100 million years younger than its traditional Ordovician ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the 'devastating' effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers say these super-powerful blasts ...

Earth has a flair for dramatic resets, though it usually takes millions of years to deliver them. Over its long history, life has been knocked back by volcanic eruptions, climate swings, changing seas ...

The stratigraphic records from the Wuke carbonate section in South China show two negative carbonate cerium isotope excursions associated with the two extinction pulses. Neodymium and lithium isotope ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After an ancient extinction killed about 85% of marine species, survivors in isolated refuges helped jawed vertebrates diversify ...

Supernova destroying planet, illustration. A rocky planet lies in the wake of its star, which has just gone supernova. The explosion shatters the planet. A complete census of massive stars in our part ...

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Rapid changes in marine oxygen levels may have played a significant role in driving Earth's first mass extinction, according to a new study. Rapid changes in marine oxygen levels may have played a ...

The special exhibition "Great Extinction Exhibition" was held at the Osaka Museum of Natural History from July 17 to October ...