UC College of Arts and Sciences Professor Thomas Algeo has been studying the planet's five major mass extinctions since the ...

Will modern coral reefs go extinct? The answer is uncertain, but some of their ancient counterparts managed to dodge a bullet — for a while, at least. Scientists from Osaka Metropolitan University ...

Exploding stars in near-solar space may have triggered at least two mass extinction events in Earth's history. An analysis of the frequency of supernova explosions in the Milky Way, led by ...

The late Devonian extinction is one of the five major extinction events to have occurred on Earth. It's not unusual for scientists to argue over what causes a mass extinction event -- of the five, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sharks might be the all time bullet-dodging champions. They’ve been around for about 450 million years, longer than trees, longer ...

The evolution of life on land -- The plants establish a beachhead -- The first animal invasion -- The first catastrophe and retreat -- The second animal invasion -- The second catastrophe and retreat ...

Exploding stars in near-solar space may have triggered at least two mass extinction events in Earth’s history. A new study ...

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 ...

The Devonian Period, spanning approximately 419–359 million years ago, represents a pivotal phase in South America’s deep-time history. Fossiliferous formations across the continent—particularly ...

Supernova destroying planet, illustration. A rocky planet lies in the wake of its star, which has just gone supernova. The explosion shatters the planet. A complete census of massive stars in our part ...

There have been five unquestionably great extinctions on earth: the end-Ordovician, the late-Devonian, the end-Permian, end-Triassic, and the end-Cretaceous extinctions. Some think we are now in a ...