The idea that extreme heat could one day cause a mass extinction and end the dominance of humans is not as farfetched as it ...

Perhaps the most well-known extinction is the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) extinction event, which took place 66 million years ago. We all know about it because it was the event that wiped out the ...

More information: Lauren O'Connor, Terrestrial evidence for volcanogenic sulfate-driven cooling event ~30 ka before the Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction, Science Advances (2024). DOI ...

Lyson at Denver Museum of Nature & Science in Denver, CO, and colleagues was titled, "Exceptional continental record of biotic recovery after the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction." ...

need to be considered together when studying and modeling the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event. The main eruption phases for the Deccan Traps (in brown), which were once three times larger ...

Extinction is a natural part of life on Earth. But occasionally, extinction rates have surged far beyond usual levels, driving mass extinction events that have reshaped the trajectory of life. After a ...

Around 66 million years ago, Earth underwent a catastrophic event that wiped out nearly 75% of all species, including the ...