Discover how crocodiles survived two mass extinctions thanks to their flexible diets and habitats, according to research.

Everyone knows that dinosaurs are extinct, and most people have some idea about how it might have occurred. But the exact ...

Researchers link two ancient mass extinctions to nearby supernova explosions, which may have damaged Earth's atmosphere and ...

Utah researchers think they now know how existing crocodiles and alligators were able to survive the last two extinctions.

Most people think of crocodilians as living fossils—stubbornly unchanged, prehistoric relics that have ruled the world's ...

Scientists have predicted that Earth will undergo a mass extinction in 250 million years, with extreme heat and rising CO2 ...

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

In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass death. Today’s crocodylians are the surviving members of a lineage called ...

Earth has existed for so long (about ... we would expect have occurred and these are often called ‘extinction events’ or ‘mass extinctions’. Some of these took place during the Mesozoic ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Earth has experienced at least five "mass extinction" events throughout its existence, but some species have been able to survive these major shifts. Utah researchers say they ...