New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions ...
Astronomers discover a spiral galaxy with 6 million light-year jets, raising concerns about the Milky Way's potential for ...
Two nearby explosive massive star deaths, or supernovas, may have triggered mass extinction events in Earth's distant past, ...
Violent supernovas may have caused two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions that have never been completely explained, ...
The mass extinction that killed 80% of life on Earth 250 million years ago may not have been quite so disastrous for plants, ...
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At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...
About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and ...
Most conservation biologists today think humanity has already entered the sixth mass extinction phase due to the acceleration of species extinction. The sixth mass extinction will be the first to ...