This extinction was connected with massive volcanic eruptions caused by the breakup of the supercontinent Pangaea. The volcanism pumped greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, acidified the oceans, and ...

(CNN) — No species lasts forever — extinction is part of the evolution of life. But at least five times, a biological catastrophe has engulfed the planet, killing off the vast majority of species from ...

The end-Triassic extinction is often overshadowed by the disaster that killed the dinosaurs, but on its own it ranks among ...

Scientists — and avid Game of Thrones viewers — have known about dire wolves and their extinction for a while. The species became extinct thousands of years ago, but thanks to the work of modern ...

Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for over 150 million years. Compared to the mere 4–6 million years that scientists believe humans and their earliest ancestors have been on the planet, it wouldn't be ...