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Experts warn of a "biological holocaust" as human-caused extinction "mutilates" the tree of life
Salon via Yahoo News· 9 months agoDodo; Natural History Museum Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Humans have caused so many changes to our...
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,...
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...
What is a mass extinction, and why do scientists think we’re in the middle of one?
CNN via AOL· 5 months agoAt least five times, a catastrophe has killed off the vast majority of Earth’s species. As...
The 6th Mass Extinction Is Further Along Than We Thought
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoScientists agree that the Earth is currently undergoing the sixth mass extinction in its...
Fearsome saber-toothed giant dominated at dawn of 'Great Dying', but its reign was short-lived
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoInostrancevia, a creature with tough skin like a rhino's, migrated 7,000 miles across the ancient...
A boiling hot supercontinent could kill all mammals in 250 million years
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIn roughly 250 million years, tectonic activity could push together all of our current landmasses...
Oldest 'fish-lizard' fossils ever found suggests these sea monsters survived the 'Great Dying'
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe fossilized remains of an ichthyosaur dating back to shortly after the Permian mass extinction...
Ancient sea monsters grew their long necks super fast after Great Dying by adding more vertebrae
Live Science via Yahoo News· 9 months agoImage showing fast rates of evolution and the specimens. Millions of years ago, as dinosaur giants...
South African fossils reveal ancient beast's epic journey to oblivion
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt was a dire moment for life on Earth. Runaway global warming triggered by calamitous volcanism in...