Extinction
How Long Does Mass Extinction Take?
By figuring out the timing and rate of the world's most massive extinction 252 million years ago, scientists hope to figure out how such lethal events work
Did Flowers Take Out The Woolly Mammoth?
Some researchers think that the mighty beasts may have been bested by tiny flowers. Or, more precisely, the lack of them
Maybe Dingoes Don’t Deserve Their Bad Rap
Studies show that Australia's "favorite scapegoat" most likely didn't kill the Tasmanian tiger
We've Done So Well by Chesapeake Oysters, We Can Start Eating Them Again
Perhaps this time we can keep ourselves from eating them to oblivion
Doomed Species May Be Saved—A Global Search Locates a Female
With this little fish facing down extinction, a global hunt turned up a few remaining wild individuals
The Top Ten Weirdest Dinosaur Extinction Ideas
Paleontologists, both professional and amateur, have dreamed up some bizarre explanations of how the dinosaurs disappeared from Earth
What Is the Anthropocene and Are We in It?
Efforts to label the human epoch have ignited a scientific debate between geologists and environmentalists
Beyond the Childhood Dinosaur Phase: Why Dinosaurs Should Matter to Everyone
Dinosaurs can help us unlock essential secrets about the history of life on Earth
The Saddest Dinosaur Cartoon Ever
Mountain of Dinosaurs, from 1967, uses extinction as a metaphor for Soviet oppression
The Fall of Domino Dinosaurs
A delicately-balanced domino setup replays the end of the Age of Dinosaurs
Disease and the Demise of the Dinosaurs
Cataracts, slipped discs, epidemics, glandular problems and even a loss of sex drive have all been proposed as the reason non-avian dinosaurs perished
The Noah's Ark of Plants and Flowers
Scientists at a British laboratory are racing to preserve thousands of the world’s threatened plants, one seed at a time
Ten Extremely Rare Seeds on the Brink of Extinction
The Millennium Seed Bank has set out to collect 25 percent of the world's plant species by 2020—before it is too late
New Wrinkle to the Story of the Last Dinosaurs
Were the last dinosaurs thriving or declining just before Tyrannosaurus and kin disappeared?
Pachysuchus Actually a Hidden Dinosaur
A strange jaw fragment, once thought to belong to a crocodile-like predator, turned out to be a dinosaur
How Eggs Shaped Dinosaur Evolution
Eggs may have been the secret to dinosaur success, but did they also lead to the dinosaurs' doom?
Dinosaurs From Space!
Might there be advanced, hyper-intelligent dinosaurs on other planets?
Dinosaur Deep Freeze
An animated short suggests dinosaurs died out for want of winter coats
Scrambled Eggs and the Demise of the Dinosaurs
Did egg-eating lizards and snakes contribute to the dinosaurs' extinction?
The Dinosaurs That Never Were
If the non-avian dinosaurs hadn't died out 65 million years ago, what would they look like today?
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