The narrative of life on Earth is marked by a continual ebb and flow, characterized by the emergence and extinction of countless species over time. Extinction, an inherent aspect of the evolutionary ...

After Earth’s greatest extinction, it wasn’t just volcanic fury that kept the planet hot; it was the death of tropical ...

Although separated by hundreds of millions of years and entirely different triggers, the Great Dying and today’s Sixth Mass ...

In a groundbreaking study, new fossil evidence has shed light on the mysterious 5-million-year heatwave that followed Earth’s ...

A new study reveals that ocean acidification, triggered by a massive carbon dioxide surge from volcanic activity during the ...

Because their relative isolation encourages speciation, oceanic islands are hotspots of biodiversity. Yet their relatively small size, atypically ...

A study examining fossilized droppings reveals the kākāpō has faced a decline in the diversity of its parasites—and that ...

The mammal in question is the Falkland Islands wolf ( Dusicyon australis ), the first canid known to have been driven to ...

Extinction is an overwhelming concept, difficult to grasp in its enormity and finality. Thousands of species are barreling ...

In the first and only reconstruction of ocean pH ever carried out, new research from the University of St Andrews and the University of Birmingham has discovered that a rapid acidification of oceans, ...

The conversation around AI replacing humans has been both feverish and fear-laced, but Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff cuts ...

Being the innovative thinker and tech leader that he is, Bill Gates often shares his favorite books. The recommendations are ...