- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 30th, 2009
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
Scientists wonder if it actually happened
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 18th, 2009
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
Don't worry, it was 250 million years ago
- Peripherals
- By Ionut Arghire
- November 21st, 2008
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
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
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
Evolutionary biologists believe that extinctions occurred as natural Earth cycles
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 16th, 2008
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
Studies reveal that thousands of species are facing imminent danger
- Nature
- By Dan Talpalariu
- September 24th, 2008
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
A study says it was climate change, not their superiority that made dinosaurs rule the Earth
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Gabriel Gache
- July 18th, 2008
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
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
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
Corals are among the most threatened species on Earth
- Nature
- By Gabriel Gache
- July 2nd, 2008
Extinction Comes in the Weirdest Possible Forms
A temperature increase would ensure only the birth of males in the tuatara species of reptiles