Experts have put the normal extinction rate for the planet at between 0.1 and 1 species per 10,000 species/100 years. A mass extinction event is quite different.

The Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction, occurring approximately 66 million years ago, represents one of the most dramatic biotic crises in Earth’s history. It is marked by the abrupt ...

A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally hot for 5 million years. Researchers say they have figured out why using ...

A rumor circulated online in late 2024 claiming Elon Musk once pondered the future of humanity facing two options: an "extinction event" or the achievement of multiplanetary exploration. For ...

The Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) extinction event that occurred 66 million years ago is believed to have been caused by an asteroid crashing into Earth just off the Yucatan peninsula in south ...

The Mesozoic Era began with the Earth’s worst-ever extinction event. It is referred to as the Permian-Triassic extinction event because it spanned these geological Periods. You may also see it ...

Mass extinction events are infamous, entirely destroying many species in one fell swoop. But this particular extinction event might not have happened at all.

The extinction of the dinosaurs around 66 million years ago may have helped facilitate the spread of grapes around the world, researchers have proposed. In a study published on Monday in the ...

extinction event 1 Articles Mammalian Ancestors Shed Light On The Great Dying November 22, 2024 by Navarre Bartz 31 Comments ...

A rumor circulated online in late 2024 claiming Elon Musk once pondered the future of humanity facing two options: an "extinction event" or the achievement of multiplanetary exploration.