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 ...
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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 ...
Permian mass extinction linked to 10°C global temperature rise that reshaped Earth's ecosystems
The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth.
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Supernovas may have played a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests
resulting in a chain of events that could cause a mass extinction. During the Devonian geological era, life thrived on land for the first time, but early land plants and animals making the ...
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Terrestrial 'life oasis' from end-Permian mass extinction period discovered in China
Liu Feng, from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology (NIGPAS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, provides the first conclusive ... The end-Permian mass extinction, which occurred ...
Supernovas may have caused mass extinctions that killed 85% of life on Earth
Exploding stars known as supernovas may have sparked mass extinctions that wiped out up to 85% of animals on Earth.