New Theory Could Explain Extinction Events

New Theory Could Explain Extinction Events

They could have been generated by great salt lakes

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 3rd, 2009
The Permian Extinction Event Is Now Questioned

The Permian Extinction Event Is Now Questioned

Scientists wonder if it actually happened

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 18th, 2009
Asteroids Are Not Enough for Extinction Events

Asteroids Are Not Enough for Extinction Events

Unless they break the planet to smithereens

  • Nature
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • December 13th, 2008
Mass Extinction by Mantle Superplume

Mass Extinction by Mantle Superplume

Don't worry, it was 250 million years ago

Computer Mouse Nears Extinction

Computer Mouse Nears Extinction

The device may disappear from usage in a few years, according to analysts

  • Nature
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • November 4th, 2008
The Amazing Aztec Water Monster Faces Extinction

The Amazing Aztec Water Monster Faces Extinction

Scientists are looking for ways of saving the ancient Mexican salamander

  • Nature
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • November 4th, 2008
Scary Numbers as Deadlines for Saving the World

Scary Numbers as Deadlines for Saving the World

End of the world as we know it is closer than it seems

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 17th, 2008
Asteroids Not Responsible for Mass Extinctions

Asteroids Not Responsible for Mass Extinctions

Evolutionary biologists believe that extinctions occurred as natural Earth cycles

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 16th, 2008
Tasmanian Devils Face Extinction

Tasmanian Devils Face Extinction

A surprising disease is wreaking havoc in their midst

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 7th, 2008
A Quarter of Animal Species May Soon Go Extinct

A Quarter of Animal Species May Soon Go Extinct

Studies reveal that thousands of species are facing imminent danger

  • Nature
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • September 24th, 2008
Extinct Turtle Could Be Resurrected

Extinct Turtle Could Be Resurrected

DNA of an extinct species of Galápagos tortoise found in its living relatives

  • Nature
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • September 12th, 2008
Luck Was More Important Than Superiority for Dinosaurs

Luck Was More Important Than Superiority for Dinosaurs

A study says it was climate change, not their superiority that made dinosaurs rule the Earth

Evolution Favors Large Species

Evolution Favors Large Species

Model shows that extinction favors small animals

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • July 17th, 2008
Ancient Mass Extinction Linked to Volcanic Eruptions

Ancient Mass Extinction Linked to Volcanic Eruptions

Carbon dioxide excess in oceanic water responsible for the extinction 93 million years ago

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • July 15th, 2008
Tasmanian Devils Fend Off Cancer by Breeding Early

Tasmanian Devils Fend Off Cancer by Breeding Early

More than half of the Tasmanian devil populations infected with facial cancer

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • July 11th, 2008
A Quarter of All Corals Will Go Extinct within a Generation

A Quarter of All Corals Will Go Extinct within a Generation

Corals are among the most threatened species on Earth

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • July 2nd, 2008
Extinction Comes in the Weirdest Possible Forms

Extinction Comes in the Weirdest Possible Forms

A temperature increase would ensure only the birth of males in the tuatara species of reptiles

 
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