Earth's oceans into a toxic, oxygen-starved crisis that erased nearly all marine life. Scientists have finally uncovered what separated ...

Around 252 million years ago, Earth’s oceans became a lethal test of animal physiology. Nearly every marine species vanished, ...

The greatest mass extinction of all time was triggered by climatic conditions that are beginning to reappear today, ...

A speculative paper argues that ancient planetary flybys may have helped trigger some of Earth’s mass extinctions.

Scientists have identified a rare CO chondrite meteorite as the impactor that caused dinosaur extinction. This space rock, ...

So, by that standard, could a similar fate await humanity in the not-so-distant future? Well, as the saying goes, all good ...

Scientists are increasingly worried we may be witnessing the start of the “sixth mass extinction” – the first to be caused by ...

Violent supernovas may have caused two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions that have never been completely explained, according to a theory put forward in new research. During the final stages in the ...

An interdisciplinary team from Florida State University's Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science has uncovered ...

A new study reveals metabolism's role in Earth's greatest marine extinction event. Organisms' oxygen use and energy ...

For millions of years, Earth’s rocks may have emitted stored carbon and sulfur gases, slowly altering the climate and ...

Why do beaches today have seashells from clams and snails instead of brachiopods? A new study suggests the answer lies in ...