Earth, triggering one of the most devastating mass extinctions in history. In a single moment, life on the planet changed forever. This video dives into the terrifying and fascinating aftermath of ...

Ultimately, the extinction of humans "would reveal something about the way we treated the Earth," said Basmajian. "It would ...

Some animals live in niche places. What is an extremophile? We'll go over these amazing living things defying the odds on ...

Earth has experienced both hot and cold periods over time, though warm times have been more common. That’s true of the last 485 million years, as seen in this timeline reported in 2024. Our genus, ...

From asteroids the size of football stadiums to nuclear war and man-made pandemics, it can seem as if humankind is in ...

David Wright, a paleontologist working at the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, has just been awarded a fellowship to continue his research into mass extinctions on Earth.

Gigantic hidden fortresses discovered 1,800 miles underground in Earth's mantle, rewrite how the planet's interior works.

Without sharks, ocean ecosystems would become unbalanced, leading to overpopulation of some species and the collapse of ...

The burst was so bright that it bounced off the Moon and illuminated Earth’s upper atmosphere, surpassing the brightness of a ...

The last full reversal took place approximately 780,000 years ago - leaving some experts to predict another flip is imminent.

Crocodiles are among the most resilient and deadly creatures on Earth, with a lineage stretching back over 200 million years. Often called "living fossils," they’ve survived mass extinctions, climate ...

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