Specifically, the findings support the hypothesis that supernovae could have triggered two of the so-called "big five" mass ...
A region in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium - or “life oasis”- for terrestrial plants during the end-Permian ...
Two of Earth’s five confirmed mass extinction events could have been caused by nearby supernova explosions stripping the ...
Can plants reveal the secrets of survival during Earth's darkest days? At an outcrop north of Sydney, Australia, the research ...
Deep-sea fish thrive in extreme pressure, darkness, and pollution, revealing new survival mechanisms and threats.
An Oxford academic has theorized about what might happen if humans were to go extinct and reveals which species could take ...
On first inspection, the Cuban blue-headed quail dove doesn't look like much: drab brown feathers, a slender beak, a pronounced strut in their walk ...
A dazzling meteor streaked across the sky over Karachi in the early hours of Monday, mesmerizing residents with its brilliant glow.The celestial event, witnessed at approximately 2:43 am, was captured ...
Extinction rates today are hundreds—perhaps thousands—of times higher than the background rate. They’re so high that scientists say we’re on the brink of a mass extinction. This young ...
Human actions, such as incidental fishing and ineffective policies, push one-third of shark populations toward extinction.