Around 540 million years ago, Earth's biosphere underwent a pivotal transformation, shifting from a microbe-dominated world ...

A 512-million-year-old ecosystem, frozen in stone, reveals an explosive comeback after a mass extinction no one fully understood, until now.

Paleontologists have identified thousands of animal species that lived soon after the Cambrian explosion ended ...

Mass extinction events throughout Earth’s history are characterized as significant disruptions to life on the planet. There ...

The impact of the asteroid 66 million years ago did not stop life from returning to normal for very long. New research shows ...

For decades, the asteroid that ended the reign of the dinosaurs has stood as a symbol of total planetary devastation. But ...

New discoveries in archaeology, genetics, and geology are piling up and they do not fit the clean textbook story of slow ...

Learn how microscopic fossils reveal that tiny seafloor organisms were already feeding and recycling nutrients soon after one of Earth’s largest mass extinctions.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. About 445 million years ago, our planet completely changed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prof John Marshall has studied reasons for extinction events in Earth's past [Alex Chevanne] A scientist credited with uncovering ...

A scientist credited with uncovering reasons for mass species extinctions hundreds of millions of years ago has been awarded the Polar Medal. Prof John Marshall has made 19 expeditions to Greenland ...

A spectacular fossil trove on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen shows that marine life made a stunning comeback after Earth’s greatest extinction. Tens of thousands of fossils reveal fully aquatic ...