The Capitanian mass extinction was once lumped in with the “Great Dying” of the end-Permian mass extinction, but the lesser-known extinction occurred 8–10 million years earlier. It may not have been ...
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Study suggests Earth’s first mass extinction may have been overlooked
A wave of new research is forcing paleontologists to reconsider a basic question about life on Earth: when did the first mass ...
Mass extinctions, volcanism, and impacts: The geological extinction record : history, data, biases, and testing / Norman MacLeod -- Large igneous provinces and mass extinctions : an update / David P.G ...
As out-of-control heat cooks our planet, shattering temperature records for the last 13 consecutive months, it melts polar ice and raises sea levels. Most people are familiar with how this works, but ...
A new study questions whether hunting is the primary driver of major drops in animal populations, suggesting that destruction of animal habitats through farming is a potentially bigger threat.
Accurate forecasting has long been an art and a science, but when the stakes are high, it is smart to make it into a tournament. William Culbert Researchers recently systematically surveyed two ...
The dodo is a potent sign of the risk humanity's actions can have on nature - but could a restored dodo be a sign of hope? Credit: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London The dodo is a ...
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