The most dangerous parts of a supernova explosion are the outputs like X-rays and gamma rays. Even though they only share a ...

Specifically, the findings support the hypothesis that supernovae could have triggered two of the so-called "big five" mass ...

Earth. Yet, a region in China provided a haven for plants and animals, revealing unexpected resilience. This discovery, ...

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

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

About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and ...

The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth.

Supernovas are powerful explosions marking the death of massive stars. They spread elements like carbon, calcium, and iron ...

New research suggests that powerful star explosions, called supernovae, may have caused at least two mass extinctions in ...

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.

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

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