The Scientist2 年
Are We in the Midst of a Sixth Mass Extinction?
Some scientists don’t consider this event a mass extinction event based on analyses suggesting the biodiversity trend was driven more by a decrease in speciation rates than by an increase in ...
IFLScience on MSN2 个月
The Largest Extinction Event In Earth's History Occurred 250 Million Years Ago
The biggest one of all, however, was so hugely devastating to life on Earth that it’s been nicknamed the “Great Dying”. If ...
The Scientist2 年
Infographic: A Look at the Big Five Mass Extinctions
Some scientists don’t consider this event a mass extinction event based on analyses suggesting the biodiversity trend was driven more by a decrease in speciation rates than by an increase in ...
National Geographic news2 年
The Permian extinction—when life nearly came to an end
"Welcome to the Black Triangle," said paleobiologist Cindy Looy as our van slowed to a stop in the gentle hills of the northern Czech Republic, a few miles from the German and Polish borders.
Forbes4 个月
A Biologist Spotlights 4 ‘Invincible’ Animals That Survived The 5 Mass Extinctions
Life on Earth is anything but predictable. For evidence, look no further than the five mass extinctions that have occurred over the past 500 million years: Even in the midst of widespread ...