Death is inevitable for individuals and also for species. With help from the fossil record, paleontologists are piecing together what might make one creature more vulnerable than another.
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The Earth is losing more and more biodiversity every day, and we should all be worried
A new study of an ancient fossil has found it to be the earliest lizard known, so far. It shows they survived one the greatest mass extinctions on Earth.
When environmental needs outstrip government funds, people power steps up.
New research shows that ground-dwelling birds were more likely to survive the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous period.
A drying climate caused a mass extinction among plants, but paved the way for the ancestors of modern reptiles, mammals, and birds.
Scientists believe since 2010 we have entered the sixth period of mass extinction. CO2 emissions will change the lives of plants and animals in the next three to four decades.
Small asteroids can be hard to spot. But what kind of threat do they pose to the Earth?
The race may be on to send humans to live on Mars, but is it worth the effort – and the spend – when we have our own problems to deal with on Earth.
The mass extinction of the dinosaurs was down to the location of the asteroid’s impact and the kind of rocks it landed on.
As much as one-third of animal species in the tropics could be eradicated if their habitats continue to be converted for monoculture farming. We can all do something to make a difference.
The planet has seen five ‘mass extinctions’ over the past half billion years, but each was followed by an explosion in biodiversity.
Are we in the middle of a mass extinction caused by Homo sapiens? Past events can help us to understand the current crisis.
Mercury found in prehistoric rock bolsters the idea that volcanoes caused a mass extinction 200m years ago.
The Noril’sk nickel deposits In Russia are unique: giant volcanic eruptions 250 million years ago released colossal amounts of nickel into the atmosphere, kickstarting the Great Dying.
A geomagnetic reversal may have a severe impact on humans.
The jury is in and the debate is over: Earth’s sixth great extinction has arrived.
Large asteroid hits on Earth have the potential to wipe out humanity so knowing how to detect and deflect them is vital. But we know very little about the interior make up of many asteroids.
Human activity doesn’t just reduce biodiversity – new research explores how we are continually creating new species and ecosystems, too.
New study supports the idea that an asteroid, rather than climate changes, caused the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Principales colaboradores
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Adjunct professor, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Life Sciences at the University of Bath, University of Bath
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor of Evolutionary Palaeobiology at the Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath
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Associate Professor in Earth System Science, University of Exeter
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University
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Assistant professor, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
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President, Center for Conservation Biology, Bing Professor of Population Studies, Stanford University
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Specialist Museum Scientist and Head of Department (National Museum, Bloemfontein) and Research Affiliate, University of the Free State
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Associate Professor in Geophysics and Remote Sensing, Queensland University of Technology
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The University of Melbourne
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Strategic Professor in Palaeontology, Flinders University
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The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Associate Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
