Scientists believe that a historic reversal of the Earth's magnetic field may have proven catastrophic.
Scientists have determined that mass extinctions have occurred throughout history with striking regularity.
A new study has revealed how long it took for the world's oceans to recover after the death of the dinosaurs.
A new study has revealed that a devastating event may have been responsible for the dinosaurs' dominance.
A mass extinction event 200 million years ago made it possible for the dinosaurs to dominate the planet.
A catastrophic rise in temperature wiped out the vast majority of life on Earth 250 million years ago.
A new theory has suggested that the new planet could be responsible for periodic mass extinction events.
Scientists have warned that the human race may be just as likely to disappear as a rare animal species.
With species disappearing in their thousands our planet may be on the verge of a mass extinction event.
An extinction event known as the 'Great Dying' wiped out most of the life on Earth 251 million years ago.
Scientists have suggested that dark matter might be the main culprit in mass extinction events.
Earth could see three quarters of its animal species go extinct within the next few decades.
The periodic reversal of the Earth's magnetic field may play a key role in mass extinction events.
Scientists have warned that we may soon be facing one of the largest mass extinctions in Earth's history.
Some scientists believe we are experiencing a mass extinction equal to that which killed the dinosaurs.
A new study has revealed that we may be on the verge of an apocalyptic mass extinction event.
According to palaeontologists a mass extinction event occurs on Earth every 27 million years.
Modern humans could owe their existence to a mass extinction of fish that happened 360 million years ago.
New fossil evidence has suggested that some land animals would have survived the end-Permian mass extinction 252 million...
A new study suggests that algae could be responsible for the extinction of many of the world's prehistoric species, with...