Previously believed to be plant or fungi, these giant organisms may have been a now-extinct fourth type of life.
A research team linked nearby stellar explosions to at least one, possibly two, mass die-offs after calculating the supernova ...
Researchers reveal Prototaxites, a giant Devonian fossil, was not a fungus or plant but a unique extinct lineage.
Five 'mass extinctions' have decimated our planet since it was formed - now scientists claim the answers to two could be ...
Could supernovas have triggered ancient mass extinctions on Earth? New research explores how cosmic explosions may have ...
Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in ...
How did Earth's earliest seed plants capture pollen to reproduce? A team of scientists has uncovered new clues by ...
They believe a supernova explosion close to Earth could be to blame for both the late Devonian and Ordovician extinction events, which occurred 372 and 445 million years ago respectively.
Instead, the team hypothesized a stellar explosion may have been a potential factor in the Late Devonian extinction event 372 million years ago and one at the end of the Late Ordovician 445 ...