Extinctions

Hundreds of species at risk due to slow policy process Wildlife

Hundreds of species at risk due to slow policy process

Scientists predict extinction risk for hard-to-track species Thumbnail

Scientists predict extinction risk for hard-to-track species

Mass extinctions remove species but not ecological variety Trio of spiky sea fossils

Mass extinctions remove species but not ecological variety

Neil Shubin talks biological extinction at Vatican conference

Neil Shubin talks biological extinction at Vatican conference

What Killed the Dinosaurs Was More Devastating Than an Asteroid

What Killed the Dinosaurs Was More Devastating Than an Asteroid

Prof. Paul Sereno says extinction events impacting dinosaurs ‘both gave them the world and took it away’


David Raup, paleontologist who transformed his discipline, 1933-2015

David Raup, paleontologist who transformed his discipline, 1933-2015

Ancient ecosystem’s vulnerability to catastrophe contributed to dinosaur extinction

Ancient ecosystem’s vulnerability to catastrophe contributed to dinosaur extinction

Mass extinctions reset the long-term pace of evolution

Mass extinctions reset the long-term pace of evolution

Explosive evolution need not follow mass extinctions

Explosive evolution need not follow mass extinctions

The winners of mass extinction: With predators gone, prey thrive

The winners of mass extinction: With predators gone, prey thrive