extinction
It Was Almost Certainly an Asteroid Impact that Wiped Out the Dinosaurs. In Fact, Volcanoes Might Have Helped Life Recover
It seems almost certain that an asteroid impact wiped out the dinosaurs. But only almost. Another competing theory won't completely…
During Mass Extinction Events, Volcanoes Were Releasing About the Same Amount of CO2 as We Are Today
200 million years ago, a mass extinction event wiped out about 76% of all species on Earth—both terrestrial and marine.…
The Evidence is Leaning More and More Towards an Asteroid Ending the Dinosaurs
Which camp are you in: volcanoes? Or asteroids? When it comes to the extinction of the dinosaurs, science has whittled…
A Supernova 2.6 Million Years Ago Could Have Wiped Out the Ocean’s Large Animals
For many years, scientists have been studying how supernovae could affect life on Earth. Supernovae are extremely powerful events, and…
A Rapid Rise in Temperature Led to the Worst Extinction in our Planet’s History
Everyone knows about the extinction of the dinosaurs. A cataclysmic asteroid strike about 66 million years ago (mya) caused the…
Does Climate Change Explain Why We Don’t See Any Aliens Out There?
Addressing the Fermi Paradox, a team of researchers recently conducted a study predicts whether or not Climate Change may be…
Long After Humanity is Gone and the Sun Dies, the Water Bears Will be There
A new study from the University of Oxford has shown that long after humanity is gone, the tardigrade (aka. the…
New Estimate Puts the Supernova Killzone Within 50 Light-Years of Earth
A new paper on supernovae and the effects on Earth increases the so-called "Supernova Kill-Zone" to 50 light years.
Mammals Were Already Flourishing When The Axe Fell On The Dinosaurs
Mammals were well on their way to dominance long before an asteroid strike was the death-blow for dinosaurs.
Dinosaur Killer Chicxulub Crater To Be Drilled For First Time
Scientists will drill down into the site of the dinosaur-killing asteroid impact site to understand how life on Earth recovered.