Researchers link the mass extinction of once-dominant marine groups to intolerable heat, diminished oxygen in oceans

A new Stanford-led study offers the clearest picture yet of how some ocean life survived our planet's biggest mass extinction ...

NZ’s unique fossil record of marine molluscs helps scientists predict extinction risk – before it’s too late

Scientists are increasingly worried we may be witnessing the start of the “sixth mass extinction” – the first to be caused by ...
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Scientists found what may be Earth's first mass extinction and it was more catastrophic than anyone realized

The history of life on Earth has been shaped by repeated episodes of destruction and renewal. While the extinction that ended the reign of dinosaurs 66 million years ago remains the most widely known, ...

Scientists say these 10 warning signs resemble Earth’s past mass extinctions

Earth’s history has been shaped by five mass extinctions—catastrophic periods when life changed so dramatically that entire ...
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When the oceans died and life changed forever

A rapid climate collapse during the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction devastated ocean life and reshuffled Earth’s ecosystems. In the aftermath, jawed vertebrates gained an unexpected edge by surviving ...

Scientists Uncover Fossil Teeth Showing How Early Mammals Adapted After the Dinosaur Extinction

Researchers analyzed 200 fossil teeth from ancient mammals in China, revealing how they adapted and diversified after the mass extinction ...

‘Life has always managed to crawl through’: docuseries takes us back to mass extinction events

Co-creator of Walking with Dinosaurs returns with Surviving Earth, a blockbuster new series that shows ‘how life bounced back’ from deadly events throughout history ...