The Capitanian mass extinction was once lumped in with the “Great Dying” of the end-Permian mass extinction, but the lesser-known extinction occurred 8–10 million years earlier. It may not have been ...
While volcanism caused a temporary cold period, the effects had already worn off thousands of years before the meteorite, the ultimate cause of the dinosaur extinction event, impacted. Massive ...
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 ...
The dodo has joined an exclusive club, becoming one of the species suggested for de-extinction. While some argue de-extinction could help to restore damaged ecosystems, others believe it is an ...
What's the News: Two hundred million years ago, half of the Earth's species vanished in the blink of a geological eye, clearing the way for rise of the dinosaurs in the Jurassic. The cause of that ...
WWF and the International Rhino Foundation have confirmed the extinction of the Javan rhinoceros in Vietnam. WWF and the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) have confirmed the extinction of the Javan ...