Mass extinctions have occurred five times in Earth’s history, each resulting in the loss of at least 75% of species. These events are often linked to catastrophic occurrences such as volcanic ...

By using high-resolution fossil data and advanced computing tools, the scientists revealed that over 300 million years ago, ...

This series of mass extinctions during the Devonian period eventually eliminated about 75 percent of life. However, some of Earth’s oldest fish called coelacanths make it out unscathed.

Life on our planet has experienced many mass extinctions over its 4.5 billion years. Scientists see evidence for at least five major episodes that eradicated creatures great and small.

The most famous victims of a mass extinction are the dinosaurs that died out around 66 million years ago, but much of what we know about such events comes from studying marine life. Indeed, the ...

Throughout its 4.5 billion-year history, Earth has endured numerous mass extinctions, each of which has wiped out more than three-quarters of the planet's species and greatly reduced its biodiversity.

Mass extinctions clearly upend the status quo. Now, our ocean floors are dominated by clams burrowed into sand and mud, the quahogs, cockles and their relatives – a scene far different from that of ...

Staring at a crocodile or alligator can feel like looking back in history to the age of the dinosaurs. Their ancestors have survived two mass extinctions over 230 million years and scientists have ...

New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions of years ago.