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Earth's Biodiversity Could Take Millions of Years to Recover from Human Influence
A new study concludes that extinction rates for gastropods during the fifth mass extinction were worse than believed, and the sixth could be even bigger.
An Ancient Supernova Caused a Mass Extinction on Earth, Scientists Believe
If the theory is confirmed with further work, it would show that stars that died hundreds of millions of years ago may have taken some Earthlings to the grave with them, forever altering the course of life on our world.”
What Caused the First Mass Extinction 445 Million Years Ago? Global Warming, Suggest Scientists
The event wiped out over 85 percent of all marine life on the planet.
Mammals Can’t Evolve Fast Enough to Outrun Human-Caused Mass Extinction
Thanks to humans, arguably the worst species on the planet, we’re currently in the middle of a mass extinction event that threatens much of Earth’s biodiversity.
Mathematical Formula Predicts Global Mass Extinction Event in 2100
If we put another 310 gigatons of carbon into the ocean by 2100, which we’re well on track to do, we enter “unknown territory.”
Mathematical Formula Predicts Global Mass Extinction Event in 2100
If we put another 310 gigatons of carbon into the ocean by 2100, which we’re well on track to do, we enter “unknown territory.”
35 Percent of the World’s ‘National Animals’ Are Threatened With Extinction
The US bald eagle is doing fine. The Central American tapir of Belize? Not so much.
Radiation From Ancient Supernovae May Have Given Evolution an Astrophysical Push
High-energy cosmic rays mean an increase in cellular mutations, for good and bad.
Watch Two Years of Asteroid Observations in 20 Seconds
The quest to root out all the stray space rocks near Earth is simultaneously comforting and unnerving.
Two Strategies for Surviving the Coming Mass Extinction
We’re all gonna die, but here’s how to die less soon.
This ‘Fierce Lizard’ Fossil Is a Missing Link Between Dinos and Their Ancestors
Scientists discover a 250-million-year-old fossil in southern Brazil