The term “mass extinction” conjures up apocalyptic images of the world coming to an end, but a massive event like this can be a much slower process than many people realize. By definition, a mass ...
In school, we learned about the asteroid that wiped out an estimated 76% of all creatures. Scientists now call this the fifth mass extinction. You’re reading that correctly: throughout Earth’s ...
AOL: New research, at odds with 2023 study, argues we’re not witnessing a sixth mass extinction event
Humans have wiped out hundreds of species — with many more on the brink or experiencing large declines in population. Some scientists have argued that we have entered a “sixth mass extinction” event ...
New research, at odds with 2023 study, argues we’re not witnessing a sixth mass extinction event
insider.si.edu: Volcanism, impacts, and mass extinctions : causes and effects / edited by Gerta Keller and Andrew C. Kerr
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 ...
Volcanism, impacts, and mass extinctions : causes and effects / edited by Gerta Keller and Andrew C. Kerr
Fresh fossil analyses suggest the Kotlin Crisis 550 million years ago wiped out up to 80% of marine species, making it Earth's earliest known mass extinction. This overturns the long-standing view ...
Discover Magazine: Plants That Survived Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction May Reveal How Life Adapts to Extreme Heat
Learn how ancient plants survived extreme heat after the Permian–Triassic mass extinction and what their strategy could mean for a warming world.