Earth's largest mass extinction occurred about 252 million years ago, wiping out the majority of marine and terrestrial life, ...

An ancient predatory dinosaur that lived 220 million years ago, Maleriraptor kuttyi, redefines carnivorous dinosaurs' origin theory.

Around 250 million years ago, one of Earth’s largest known volcanic events set off The Great Dying: the planet’s worst mass ...

Rare fossils reveal that worms managed to survive multiple mass extinction events. A recent scientific investigation has ...

Scientists found Arctic fossils showing ocean life recovered just 3 million years after extinction, revealing how fast ecosystems rebuild.

A study has thrown new light on the sixth mass extinction event that may be taking place right now. The outlook may be more ...

(CNN) — Humans have wiped out more than 100 species — with many more on the brink or experiencing large declines in population. Some scientists have argued that we have entered a “sixth mass ...

Could we be on the verge of the sixth mass extinction? To better understand what’s to come for life on Earth–and the current harm we’re doing to our own environment–we have to look into the past. But, ...

Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction. New research suggests dinosaur populations were still ...

The Osprey population in Connecticut, once considered on the verge of extinction has seen a remarkable comeback, but numbers ...