Mass extinction events often result in the majority of species on earth disappearing. Is the planet in the throes of another ...

New AI-powered research questions whether a majority of Earth’s mass extinctions were as abrupt as previously believed.

The resulting extinction decimated animal groups, like archaeocyathids (reef-building marine sponges) and hyoliths (animals with small conical shells). "It's unusual to point to a tectonic cause for ...

Florida Republicans fended off a blue wave yesterday, while Democrats across the country flipped long-held red seats and ...

Learn more about how the surprising survival of marine ecosystems after the last mass extinction can help us better prepare for the next one. Earth has experienced five documented mass extinctions to ...