concept image of a mass extinction event destroyed city with rubble and smoky air - Dezzzy/Shutterstock A mass extinction event is a term used to describe a large-scale event that wipes out species.

A massive eruption 74,000 years ago shook the planet, and archaeologists are using volcanic glass to figure out how humans ...

Some cosmic events could have profoundly altered the lives of our ancient human relatives. Did Neanderthals go extinct, at least in part, due to changes in Earth’s magnetic field? Did Australopithecus ...

In fact, the last great extinction event in the history of life on Earth could be our fault. Human activities such as habitat destruction, pollution, climate change, and overexploitation of species ...

It troubles me deeply to hear about the massive wave of extinctions that scientists predict are coming if we don’t address the current human assault on our natural environment. I am wondering what we ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Earth's atmosphere, which is currently rich in oxygen, is predicted to undergo a drastic shift that could lead to the extinction of most life forms, including humans, scientists ...