Mass Extinction : Science World Report

Dec 17, 2015 11:28 AM EST

125 Million-Year-Old 'Sail-Backed' Dinosaur Identified In Spain

Researchers have identified a new species of 'sail-backed' dinosaurs called 'Morelladon beltrani' that roamed the landmasses of Iberian 125 million years ago.

Nov 30, 2015 02:55 PM EST

Eggshell Porosity Reveals Type Of Nest Built By Archosaurs

Researchers are studying the porosity of archosaurs' eggshells, which is revealing new evidence on the types of nests that the archosaurs built.

Nov 27, 2015 11:16 AM EST

Extinction is Key for High Species Diversity Today

Scientists have found that periods of high extinction on Earth have been the drivers of the diversification of amniotes, which include today's land vertebrates, such as reptiles, birds, and mammals.

Nov 24, 2015 12:20 PM EST

Dinosaurs Became Extinct Due To 'Curtain Of Fire,' Study Reveals New Findings

A study at the University of Leeds is revealing new evidence on the mass extinction period on the earth.

Nov 17, 2015 10:04 AM EST

Pumpkins May Have Become Extinct Without Early American Farmers

Without us, pumpkins and squashes may have gone extinct in North America.

Nov 13, 2015 07:07 AM EST

Mass Extinction Killed Giant Marine Animals and Led to the Rise of Small Fish

Scientists have looked at a mass extinction that occurred 359 million years ago and have found that it caused the die-off of large species while smaller species survived.

Nov 05, 2015 12:17 PM EST

Mammoths, Large-Bodied Mammals' Declining Population Changed Ecosystems

Researchers found that the declining populations of large-bodied mammals made a major impact on their ecosystems, changing their structures over time.

Nov 04, 2015 05:14 PM EST

Mass Extinction that Killed Most Life Came in Two Stages on Land and Sea

New evidence may rock long-held assumptions about a catastrophic mass extinction event that occurred 250 million years ago.

Oct 28, 2015 02:19 PM EDT

Mammoth's Bad 'Mineral Diet' May Have Caused Their Extinction

Mammoths may have actually survived into present day were it not for their bad "mineral diet."

Oct 21, 2015 07:23 AM EDT

Mass Extinctions are Linked to Comet and Asteroid Bombardment of Earth

It shouldn't be all that surprising, but researchers have finally confirmed that there's a link between comet or asteroid showers and mass extinctions.

Oct 16, 2015 12:27 PM EDT

Woolly Mammoths In Siberia Extinct Due To Hunting, Not Climate Change

A recent study revealed that woolly Siberian mammoths became extinct because of human hunting not specifically climate change.

Oct 05, 2015 08:37 AM EDT

Ancient, Furry Creature Survived the Dinosaurs During the Massive Asteroid Impact

A newly discovered mammal species may have actually survived the dinosaur extinction. Researchers have found a beaver-like mammal that managed to outlast the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago