Scientists warn that human-driven species loss is accelerating, with entire branches of life vanishing at unprecedented rates ...

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 ...

Discover how crocodiles survived two mass extinctions thanks to their flexible diets and habitats, according to research.

In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass ...

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 University ...

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

Most people think of crocodilians as living fossils—stubbornly unchanged, prehistoric relics that have ruled the world's ...

It would mark the first mass extinction since the dinosaurs. Scientists have revealed the exact date for which the ...

It was a highly significant event and is classed as one of the ‘Big Five’ mass extinctions of the Phanerozoic Eon. This was a ...

"There has been a bewildering array of different ecological roles for crocodylomorphs, from terrestrial herbivores and ...

Scientists have predicted that Earth will undergo a mass extinction in 250 million years, with extreme heat and rising CO2 ...