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One of Earth's biggest mass extinctions caused by rising sea levels in eerie echo of today
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn illustration of the Devonian period fish, Dunkleosteus, preying on eurypterids (sea scorpions),...
Scientists Discovered a Surprise 6th Mass Extinction, Which Came Before the Big 5
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoFirst Mass Extinction Event Newly Discovered Liyao Xie - Getty Images Researchers have gone back in...
The 6th Mass Extinction Is Further Along Than We Thought
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 1 year agoScientists agree that the Earth is currently undergoing the sixth mass extinction in its...
What is a mass extinction, and why do scientists think we’re in the middle of one?
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAt least five times, a catastrophe has killed off the vast majority of Earth’s species. As...
Once habitable Venus was likely killed by millennia of volcanic eruptions, NASA says
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoVenus is among the biggest mysteries in the solar system because it’s “a hellish world” that NASA...
Researchers make deeply troubling finding comparing modern times to mass extinction events:...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 9 months agoCarbon dioxide from massive volcanic eruptions is thought to have been the culprit of many of...
The largest known asteroid impact structure on Earth is buried in southeast Australia, new evidence...
Space via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAn artist's depiction of an asteroid hitting Earth. This article was originally published at The...
Saber-toothed mammalian ancestor reveals how unstable life was during ‘the Great Dying’
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn unusual saber-toothed creature, similar in size to a tiger but with a reptilian appearance,...
Mystery of why world's largest ape went extinct finally solved, scientists say
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe largest primate ever to walk the Earth went extinct because it could not adapt to its changing...
Growing quickly helped the earliest dinosaurs and other ancient reptiles flourish in the aftermath...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBy examining fossilized bone tissue, a new study finds rapid growth was an asset for survivors of...