Two of Earth’s five confirmed mass extinction events could have been caused by nearby supernova explosions stripping the ...

Five 'mass extinctions' have decimated our planet since it was formed - now scientists claim the answers to two could be written in the stars.

Two of Earth's largest mass extinction events were likely triggered by the fallout from two supernovae in nearby space. This ...

A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...

Scientists from Keele University have found strong evidence that some of Earth’s past mass extinctions could have been caused by nearby supernova explosions—massive star explosions in the Milky Way.

The End-Permian mass extinction killed an estimated 80% of life on Earth, but new research suggests that plants might have ...

A region in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium - or “life oasis”- for terrestrial plants during the end-Permian ...

(Image Credit: Yang Dinghua) Artistic reconstruction of the terrestrial ecological landscape before the end Permian mass extinction based on fossil palynomorphs, plants , and tetrapods recovered, as ...