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Scientists Discovered a Surprise 6th Mass Extinction, Which Came Before the Big 5
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 1 year agoFirst Mass Extinction Event Newly Discovered Liyao Xie - Getty Images Researchers have gone back in...
Equilibrium/Sustainability — Wildfires and mass extinction events
The Hill via AOL· 2 years agoAn ancient mass extinction that nearly wiped out life on Earth was accompanied by continent-spanning...
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...
What is a mass extinction, and why do scientists think we’re in the middle of one?
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAt least five times, a catastrophe has killed off the vast majority of Earth’s species. As...
Are we in a 6th mass extinction?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIf we continue on our current trajectory, the sixth mass extinction is inevitable and the times we're living through now will be part of that geological...
19 'mass extinctions' had CO2 levels we're now veering toward, study warns
Live Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe research looked at peaks in biodiversity loss and their relationship with atmospheric CO2,...
Dinosaurs took over planet amid cold that other reptiles couldn’t survive 200 million years ago,...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA mass extinction event about 202 million years ago that wiped out big reptiles of the time,...
'Surviving Earth': NBC will recreate mass extinction events in series from 'Walking with Dinosaurs'...
SYFY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLife as we know it will end... then find a way in NBC's Surviving Earth. Officially announced by the...
Catastrophic fires 13,000 years ago drove mass extinctions — and humans may have lit the match
Salon via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPouncing Saber Tooth Getty Images/Daniel Eskridge About 13,000 years ago, flora and fauna began...
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...