(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 ...

Learn how geological clues preserved in ancient oceans link repeated volcanic eruptions to Triassic marine extinctions.

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 ...

The extinction of Neanderthals, our closest extinct human relatives, has long been a subject of intrigue and speculation. A groundbreaking study published in 2023 has shed new light on this mystery, ...

The extinction of large animals in the Levant may explain why prehistoric humans did not paint on cave walls in Israel, new research from Tel Aviv University published on Monday has suggested. “When ...

Scientists at a Dallas, Texas-based company recently announced that they would be attempting to bring the dodo bird, which became extinct in 1681, back to life with a process called de-extinction. Why ...