Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing ...

Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in ...

A research team linked nearby stellar explosions to at least one, possibly two, mass die-offs after calculating the supernova ...

After Earth's worst mass extinction, surviving ocean animals spread worldwide. Stanford's model shows why this happened.

Fossils from China’s Turpan-Hami Basin reveal it was a rare land refuge during the end-Permian extinction, with fast ...

Scientists don't call it the "Great Dying" for nothing. About 252 million years ago, upward of 80% of all marine species ...

Needham, Massachusetts, native Suni Williams flexed for cameras Monday after addressing the media for the first time since ...

A newly found super-Earth could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets twice the diameter of Earth.

Earth Day is Tuesday April 22nd and the Sunday following is a fun day of events for you and the family to enjoy and learn ...