Study warns that humans may be driving Earth toward a sixth mass extinction. The research shows species loss, but the future ...

The planet is on the cusp of triggering the sixth mass extinction event. Conserving a small percentage of land could make all ...

Around 66 million years ago, the reign of the dinosaurs came to a fiery end. An asteroid about 7 miles (12 kilometers) wide, ...

Magnetic deposits laid down during the Ediacaran Period, 630 million years ago to 541 million years ago, are not inexplicable ...

Newly dated fossils from New Mexico challenge the idea that dinosaurs were in decline—and suggest instead they had formed ...

There is probably no better example of the destructive power of space rocks upon our planet than the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs along with three-quarters of Earth's plant and animal species ...

The fish were found with hot glass in their gills, likely from flaming debris. The discovery of a fossilized fish may offer a glimpse into the day an asteroid hit the earth and wiped dinosaurs off the ...

Scientists have found that ancient horsetail plants change water chemistry in surprising ways, offering new clues about Earth ...

On a young Earth, giant meteors might have been a harbinger of life, not death. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The devastation ...

The S2 mega meteorite unleashed an ancient apocalypse on Earth unlike anything we could imagine, but did it also help life ...

Learn about the mummified dinosaurs that have had their features preserved in a layer of clay after being submerged in ...