Scientists say a supernova explosion close to Earth could be to blame for two extinction events. The post Supernova study ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...

The rate of stars going supernova near Earth appears to match two mass extinctions -- 372 million years ago and 445 million ...

Exploding stars in near-solar space may have triggered at least two mass extinction events in Earth's history.

"If a massive star were to explode as a supernova close to the Earth, the results would be devastating for life on Earth," said Nick Wright, an astrophysicist at Keele University in the United Kingdom ...

Life reconstruction of the non-marine component of the Waterloo Farm biota. Hyneria udlezinye is shown together with the tetrapods Umzantsia amazana and Tutusius umlambo, the placoderms ...

The late Devonian period was characterized by many environmental changes, although it’s not clear what caused an estimated 70 to 80 percent drop in species numbers. Some scientists don’t consider this ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study ...

David Broussard, Ph.D., department chair and assistant professor of biology, focuses his research on the paleontology of Late Devonian (365 – 360 million years ago) vertebrates including extinct ...

In 2007, a large donation by David Kemp added considerably to the UK Eocene taxa represented. Collected by Harry Toombs in the 1960s from the Late Devonian Gogo Formation of western Australia. Fossil ...