Already, 84% of coral reefs are affected by bleaching. Scientists warn that the extinction of these organisms will have ...

Nearby stellar explosions may have influenced two major mass extinctions on Earth. A recent study explores this link between supernovae and species disappearances. Researchers from Keele ...

Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing over a period of roughly 30 million years, but that would come to a halt ...

About 66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into the planet, wiping out all non-avian dinosaurs and about 70% of all marine species. But the crater it left behind in the Gulf of Mexico was a ...

The extinction ended up erasing about 80-90% of marine species and approximately 70% of land-based vertebrate families, ...

The Chicxulub asteroid crater supported marine life for 700,000 years, showing that some mass extinction events may help life ...

Beneath the towering Guadalupe Mountains of Texas lies a dramatic story of transformation. Once part of an ancient sea, the fossilized Capitan Reef now forms craggy peaks and iconic cliffs like El ...

Perhaps positive changes will occur before our varied, precious ecosystems face extinction. The post How an Incease in Marine Heatwave Frequency is Impacting Ocean Dwellers and Marine Life appeared ...

Researchers link two ancient mass extinctions to nearby supernova explosions, which may have damaged Earth's atmosphere and ...

About 66 million years ago, a giant asteroid slammed into Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs, along with around 70% of all ...

Researchers from Aberystwyth University have carried out the first ever environmental DNA (eDNA) assessment of marine ...