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 ...

New research finds extinction rates have been declining for a century, challenging assumptions of an ongoing mass extinction.

Nearly all life that ever existed on Earth eventually disappeared. Five known mass extinctions wiped out up to 96 percent of ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers at Keele University say these ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers at Keele University say these ...

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 ...

The idea that extreme climate change could one day cause a mass extinction and end the human dominance is not as farfetched ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A gamma-ray burst, the most powerful kind of explosion known in the universe, may have triggered ...

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 of a ...

It's safe to say that most of us are familiar with the concept of mass extinction. But this is by no means a recent ...