Mass Extinction

Report: Mass Extinction is Highly Triggered by Human Activity

Heat-induced algal blooms have resulted in the coasts being covered with the carcasses of thousands upon thousands of fish and the death of large numbers of seabirds and sea lions. Researchers have been looking at an alarming decline in insect…

September 19, 2023 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Scientists Bring Major Warning: the Sixth Mass Extinction Has Already Begun

Most of us have addictions, and we’re not saying that they’re necessarily bad. We like to read, learn, teach, swim, run, practice sports, film YouTube videos, write books, and many more. All of these aren’t bad habits at all. But…

January 18, 2022 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Sharks Were Almost Wiped Out By Event Twice as Devastating as the One That Killed the Dinosaurs

Unfortunately, the dinosaurs were far from being the only creatures on Earth that had to face the extreme wrath of nature. Those giant beasts went extinct about 66 million years ago when the Chicxulub impactor (scientists aren’t sure if it…

June 5, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

Science Breakthrough: New Mass Extinction Has Been Identified – Here’s What Caused It

Mass extinctions are not discovered too often – this is more than obvious. These are some events that have been so devastating that they stand out in the fossil record, according to the website Phys.org. This extinction triggered the dinosaur…

September 17, 2020 · by Rada Mateescu · 0

Ocean Deoxygenation Led To A Massive Extinction 440 Million Years Ago

A new study elaborated by a team of Stanford researchers argues that ocean deoxygenation led to a massive extinction, which took place more than 440 million years ago. It is theorized that the hostile anoxic conditions persisted for more than…

April 15, 2020 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Dinosaurs’ Mass Extinction Due To Massive Asteroid Explained In Details By Scientists

We all know that a massive asteroid collided with Earth about 66 million years ago. That enormous space rock caused the dinosaur mass extinction. That would’ve been the fifth mass extinction in Earth’s history. In new research, scientists from the…

September 15, 2019 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

The Worst Mass Extinction from Earth Caused by Burning Coal

History classes have thought us that the Earth has been through many events, including five mass extinction phases. As scientists tell us, nowadays, we are heading towards the sixth, so, in order to take urgent measures, you should know more…

March 13, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0