Humans have contributed to animal extinction since the Late Pleistocene, and a new study suggests there are more than 500 species to follow by the year 2100.
Scientists reveal alarming rates of accelerating mass extinction and how it will affect future generations. They cited four factors contributing to the accelerating pace besides human activity.
New research reveals that UV radiation played an important part in previous mass extinction episodes. Scientists warn that due to continuous global warming, a similar episode could occur and affect life on Earth and cause mass destruction. Click the link above to learn more.
The latest research in astronomy and physics has found further evidence of supernova explosion is the cause of mass extinction on Earth million of years ago.
The footprints of a mysterious reptile that lived about 250 million years ago have been identified in fossils from the Pyrenees mountains. Scientists say the new species is a member of the group that gave rise to crocodiles and dinosaurs.