Scientists agree that a massive killer asteroid, approximately nine miles wide, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico around 66 million years ago, leading to the extinction of dinosaurs. However, whatContinue Reading
Scientists at the University of Bristol predict that in about 250 million years, the continents will collide to form a new supercontinent called Pangea Ultima. This super-continent will be muchContinue Reading
On New Year’s Day, many Stanford scientists appeared on CBS’ “60 Minutes” with Scott Pelley to examine the worldwide mass extinction issue. Spoiler alert: no one had good news. AccordingContinue Reading
At the end of the Permian Period, around 252 million years ago, the biggest extinction catastrophe in Earth’s history wiped out 90 percent of all marine species. Scientists now believeContinue Reading
Today’s humans are seeing the start of the world’s first mass extinction in 65 million years. What does the loss of biodiversity entail for humanity and the environment? Unlike anyContinue Reading
At least five mass extinction events have decimated life on Earth over the past 450 million years — and experts believe civilization has already begun the sixth. An international teamContinue Reading
The planet, as you may have heard, is in pretty bad shape. But the immense scale of the threats posed by global climate change and human-induced biodiversity loss could beContinue Reading
Climate change and rising temperatures are already causing a mass exodus away from the equator; this region is the most biodiverse ecosystems in the ocean. But as temperatures rise, aquaticContinue Reading
