Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing ...

As astronomer Carl Sagan once said, we are "made of star stuff," as this research suggests, we may also be at the mercy of it ...

A team of NASA researchers and experts from Toho University in Japan have collaborated to establish a timeline for humanity’s ...

Fossil fuels drive climate change, pollution, disease, species loss, and injustice. A review urges governments to stop fossil ...

Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in ...

A devastating meteorite strike over three billion years ago may have been just what early life needed to thrive. While it’s ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn ...

Fossils from China’s Turpan-Hami Basin reveal it was a rare land refuge during the end-Permian extinction, with fast ...

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 say these super-powerful blasts ...

More mammals were living on the ground several million years before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, new research has revealed.

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 ...