Some 66 million years ago, life on Earth had a pretty bad day. The infamous Chicxulub asteroid slammed into the planet. The ...

Around 540 million years ago, Earth's biosphere underwent a pivotal transformation, shifting from a microbe-dominated world ...

A 512-million-year-old ecosystem, frozen in stone, reveals an explosive comeback after a mass extinction no one fully understood, until now.

The impact of the asteroid 66 million years ago did not stop life from returning to normal for very long. New research shows ...

Learn how the emergence of new plankton species started life's swift recovery after the asteroid impact that killed most ...

For decades, the asteroid that ended the reign of the dinosaurs has stood as a symbol of total planetary devastation. But hidden within the chaos it unleashed was the seed of a biological rebirth. In ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. About 445 million years ago, our planet completely changed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prof John Marshall has studied reasons for extinction events in Earth's past [Alex Chevanne] A scientist credited with uncovering ...

A scientist credited with uncovering reasons for mass species extinctions hundreds of millions of years ago has been awarded the Polar Medal. Prof John Marshall has made 19 expeditions to Greenland ...

A spectacular fossil trove on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen shows that marine life made a stunning comeback after Earth’s greatest extinction. Tens of thousands of fossils reveal fully aquatic ...

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Australia is reckoning with its deadliest mass shooting in decades after a father and son opened fire on crowds gathered for a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach. Using newly released police allegations, ...