Extinction

Discoveries Human ancestors nearly went extinct 930,000 years ago

A groundbreaking study reveals that human ancestors survived a dramatic population collapse nearly a million years ago.

Green Impact 250 million years ago, Earth faced its worst extinction—Are we next?Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Ice age plants reveal clues about climate change and mass extinctions Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Scientists discover why large mammals vanished from North America 50,000 years ago Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Bananas are in danger of going extinct: New study offers hope Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Humans almost went extinct 930,000 years ago, study finds Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Scientists solve the mystery of why mammals went extinct in North America 50,000 years ago Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Groundbreaking discovery could save bananas from going extinct Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Severe land-sea events 100 million years ago triggered mass extinctions Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Scientists discover where the dinosaur-ending asteroid came from Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs also triggered mass bird evolution Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries How did early primate ancestors survive the asteroid led extinction of the dinosaurs?Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries The Great Die-Off: Why North American mammals went extinct 50,000 years ago Joseph Shavit

Discoveries These safe havens must be preserved to prevent ‘the sixth great extinction of life on Earth’Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Groundbreaking evidence ends the debate of what killed the dinosaurs Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Scientists solve the mystery of North America’s mammal extinction 50,000 years ago Joshua Shavit

Discoveries New study results end the debate of what killed the dinosaurs Joseph Shavit