Scientists have made new discoveries about the origins of dinosaurs, suggesting they first emerged in dry, arid regions of ...

The sixth extinction, also known as the Anthropocene extinction, refers to the ongoing, unprecedented loss of species. Unlike previous mass extinction events in Earth’s history, which were driven by ...

came together in a December technical report to argue that ongoing work on mirror bacteria could trigger a mass extinction. The catastrophe it warns about is plausible, if mind-bending.

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Geoffrey Hinton, often referred to as one of the “godfathers” of artificial intelligence, believes there is a 10% to 20% chance that AI could drive humanity to extinction within 30 years.

I think it tells us something about who we are," he says. The critically endangered category means they are on the verge of extinction because there are very few practitioners or trainees left for ...

Catastrophic climate change outcomes, including human extinction, are not being taken seriously enough by scientists, a new study says. The authors say that the consequences of more extreme ...

You can also use this geology map of Britain to help pupils learn when the sedimentary rocks of the UK and Ireland were formed. The worksheet also explains how we group together periods into eras.