Extinction

A new study challenges the view that ammonoids were declining before their extinction 66 million years ago, showing instead that…

The woolly mammoths on Wrangel Island, derived from a very small initial population, sustained themselves for 6,000 years despite genetic…

A quarry illustrating bands of stratified limestone from the ancient seafloor in what is now Mercato San Severino in Italy.…

Researchers found clues in Italian limestone about a Jurassic-era marine extinction caused by volcanic CO2 emissions, paralleling today’s climate change…

Researchers and conservationists propose a targeted global conservation strategy, focusing on preserving just 1.2% of Earth’s surface to prevent the…

Reconstruction of the oldest sea-going reptile from the Southern Hemisphere. Nothosaurs swimming along the ancient southern polar coast of what…

By University of Copenhagen – The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences June 24, 2024 Climate change is increasing the…

Researchers have utilized a detailed global dataset of foraminifera fossils to study shifts in marine community structures before mass extinctions,…

Woolly rhinoceroses were once widely distributed across northern and central Eurasia, before going extinct some 10,000 years ago. Credit: Mauricio…

Fifty thousand years ago, North America was home to megafauna like mammoths and saber-toothed tigers. Their extinction, possibly due to…