News about Evolutionary catastrophes : the science of mass extinction

Massive star explosions may have triggered two mass extinctions in Earth's past: 'It would be terrifying.'

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Even the worst mass extinction had its oases

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An Early Mass Extinction Event Cooked Our Planet and Erased Most Life

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Figures in Extinction review - Crystal Pite and Simon McBurney's impassioned response to the climate crisis

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This 'living fossil' predates dinosaurs, survived mass extinctions

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Climate change extinctions | Science

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Extinction event: Why NZ scientists are studying a prehistoric apocalypse in Antarctica

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New research reveals how El Nino caused the greatest ever mass extinction

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Study uncovers key to delayed climate recovery following mass extinction event

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First local extinction due to sea level rise identified in the US

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Sediments reveal the ancient ocean during a mass extinction event

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Mountain building linked to major extinction event half a billion years ago

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Is the Media Prepared for an Extinction-Level Event?

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Research pieces ancient ecosystems together to reveal new details about the end-Triassic mass extinction

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