Mass Extinction : Science World Report

Oct 02, 2015 12:15 PM EDT

Mass Extinction Killed Certain Animals, and Now Scientists Know the Most Vulnerable

What kind of animals actually survive a mass extinction? You might be surprised.

Oct 01, 2015 05:37 PM EDT

Dinosaurs Got a One-Two Punch from an Asteroid and Volcanoes that Caused the Mass Extinction

It turns out that the asteroid wasn't the only thing that did in the dinosaurs.

Sep 24, 2015 10:06 AM EDT

Cold Snap and Climate Change Killed Massive Crocodilians

A cold snap may be responsible for the retreat of crocodilians millions of years ago

Aug 14, 2015 11:02 AM EDT

Mass Extinctions May Accelerate Evolution--At Least with Robots

Most people don't think mass extinctions are a good thing. Now, though, researchers have found that these extinctions may actually accelerate evolution, unleashing new creativity in adaptations.

Aug 11, 2015 10:58 AM EDT

Mass Extinction Impacts All Species: Endangered Animals Aren't the Only Ones at Risk

What species would survive a mass extinction event? That's a good question. Now, scientists have announced that widespread species are at just as high a risk of being wiped out as rare ones after global mass extinction events.

Jul 24, 2015 06:57 AM EDT

Climate Change May Have Killed the Woolly Mammoth in Mass Extinction

How did mammoths die? Scientists may have discovered the reason behind the mass extinction.

Jul 20, 2015 09:46 AM EDT

Climate Change Causes Risk to Tropical Andes Mountains

The tropical Andes may be in trouble. Scientists have provided the first robust assessment of climate change impacts on extinction risk in the tropical Andes.

Jul 08, 2015 10:02 AM EDT

Mass Extinction Event Revealed by Ancient Rocks from the Great Karoo

Ancient rocks from the Great Karoo shed some light on a mass extinction event that occurred around 260 million years ago

Jul 01, 2015 08:23 AM EDT

Dinosaur Mass Extinction Caused the Rise of Fish Biodiversity

It turns out that the mass extinction event that killed off the dinosaurs may have made the way for fish.

Jun 19, 2015 05:31 PM EDT

'Sixth Extinction' May Have Begun on Earth: Humans and Other Species at Risk

A sixth mass extinction may have begun. Scientists have used highly conservative estimates to prove that species are disappearing faster than at any time since the time of the dinosaurs.

Jun 10, 2015 08:03 AM EDT

Massive Irish Elk Survived the Mass Extinction of the Last Ice Age

It turns out that giant deer were still present in Britain at the end of the last Ice Age. While many animal species became extinct, the giant deer, or Irish elk, was still around during that time period.

Jun 03, 2015 11:37 AM EDT