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Massive star explosions may have triggered two mass extinctions in Earth's past: 'It would be terrifying.'
Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in ...
Supernovas may have played a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests
New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions ...
'Devastating' Supernovae Caused Two Mass Extinctions, Claim Astrophysicists
Specifically, the findings support the hypothesis that supernovae could have triggered two of the so-called "big five" mass ...
An Early Mass Extinction Event Cooked Our Planet and Erased Most Life
A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.
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The 'Great Dying' — the worst mass extinction in our planet’s history — didn’t reach this isolated spot in China
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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Opinion: What the dodo tells us, 300 years after its extinction
Extinction troubled us long before we had a name for it. The original mascot for the loss of species, even before the concept was understood, was the dodo. The bird — fat and flightless, found ...