mass extinction

Methane Discovery Sheds New Light on World’s Largest Mass Extinction Event

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An erupting volcano.

Methane emissions created by volcanic activity burning buried fossil fuel deposits could have played a major role in the global warming that triggered the largest mass extinction event in Earth’s history, a new study suggests. (Image: via Pixabay)

Are the Earth’s Magnetic Poles Truly Flipping?

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Photograph of the upper part of the Muldrow Glacier, with Denali in the background.

Muldrow glacier has begun surging and some scientists are warning that this may be due to a change in the earth's magnetic poles. (Image: via NPS)

Mystery Solved: Ocean Acidity in the Last Mass Extinction

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A species of foraminifera called Heterohelix globulosa.

A species of foraminifera called Heterohelix globulosa that was picked and isolated from the K-Pg boundary clay at Geulhemmerberg in the Netherlands. Each fossil measures between 150 and 212 microns. (Image: Yale News)

Stanford-Led Research Shows Huge Die-Off in Ancient Biosphere

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A mass extinction killed most life on Earth.

When significant oxygen entered the atmosphere, ancient life multiplied. But after a few hundred million years, Earth’s oxygen plummeted, resulting in a die-off likely greater than the extinction of the dinosaurs. (Image: Malcolm Hodgskiss)

Mass Extinction 252 Million Years Ago: Are We Due for Another One?

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A rise in global temperatures.

About 252 million years ago, a rise in global temperatures resulted in one of the biggest mass extinctions in Earth’s history. (Image: via Pixabay)

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