New Curtin research has provided the strongest evidence yet that Earth’s continents were formed by giant meteorite impacts that were particularly prevalent during the first billion years or so of […]
Extinction events
Posted inExtinction events, Impact events, Press Release
An Asteroid Impact Crater Beneath The North Atlantic Ocean – And The Demise Of Dinosaurs
Scientists have found evidence of an asteroid impact crater beneath the north Atlantic ocean. The 8.5km-wide crater is buried 300-400m below the seabed 400km off the coast of Guinea, west […]
Posted inExtinction events
Wildfires May Have Sparked Ecosystem Collapse During Earth's Worst Mass Extinction
Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) and the Swedish Museum of Natural History examined the end-Permian mass extinction (252 million years ago) that eliminated almost every species on Earth, with […]
Posted inExtinction events
Three Critical Factors In The End-Permian Mass Extinction
The end of the Permian was characterized by the greatest mass extinction event in Earth’s history. 252 million years ago, a series of volcanic eruptions in Siberia led to a […]
Posted inExtinction events
The Last Day Of The Dinosaurs
The asteroid which killed nearly all of the dinosaurs struck Earth during springtime. This conclusion was drawn by an international team of researchers after having examined thin sections, high-resolution synchrotron […]
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Extinction events, Fossils & Paleontology, Press Release
Low Volcanic Temperature Ushered In Global Cooling And The Thriving Of Dinosaurs
Researchers in Japan, Sweden, and the US have unearthed evidence that low volcanic temperatures led to the fourth mass extinction, enabling dinosaurs to flourish during the Jurassic period.
Posted inExtinction events
Strong Evidence Shows Sixth Mass Extinction Of Global Biodiversity In Progress
The history of life on Earth has been marked five times by events of mass biodiversity extinction caused by extreme natural phenomena. Today, many experts warn that a Sixth Mass […]
Posted inExtinction events
Low Oceanic Oxygen And Sulfide Played A Greater Role In The Late Ordovician Mass Extinction
Florida State University researchers have new insight into the complicated puzzle of environmental conditions that characterized the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction (LOME), which killed about 85% of the species in […]
Posted inExtinction events
Volcanic Fertilization Of The Oceans Drove Severe Mass Extinction
Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered that two intense periods of volcanism triggered a period of global cooling and falling oxygen levels in the oceans, which caused one […]
Posted inExtinction events
Uncovering The Secrets Behind Earth's First Major Mass Extinction
We all know that the dinosaurs died in a mass extinction. But did you know that there were other mass extinctions? There are five most significant mass extinctions, known as […]