Extinction Events
Did China Just Sign the Death Warrant for Indonesia's Tigers and Rhinos?
Chinese officials recently reversed a ban on the sale of tiger and rhino parts for medical or cultural use—a move that some say may accelerate the extinction of two critically endangered species.
Earth's Deadliest Mass Extinction Was Driven by Toxic Volcano Plumes
Mother Earth can be crueler than Thanos when she wants to be.
New Evidence Suggests Early Humans Hunted America's Large Mammals to Extinction
“Compared to other animals we have a disproportionately heavy hand, and a huge impact.”
The Underwater Industrial Revolution Is Driving Ocean Life to Extinction
Humans have pushed hundreds of land animals into extinction. Is it too late to save marine wildlife from the same fate?
How the World Will Actually End
“The end of life on Earth will look a lot like early evolution of our planet, but in reverse.”
What Wiped Out the Dinosaurs? Very, Very Bad Luck
An asteroid impact a few million years earlier or later, and we might still have dinosaurs.
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