In a world obsessed with the apocalyptic hellfire of ‘carbon’ and the terror of an imperceptibly warmer climate nowhere near ...

Among them, the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction (LOME) is ... Topics. Week's top; ... During this period, ... The rate of climate change is identified as the primary control on extinction tempo.

During this period, the average species extinction rate drastically increased to 71.6% per 100 kyr. This study quantitatively demonstrates the dominant role of the rate of climate change in ...

A new study of ancient fossil trails pushes the origins of complex life deeper into Earth’s history, before the Cambrian Period began.

Stanford study shows ocean biomass has risen over 540 million years, linking biodiversity to long-term ecosystem health.

Biomass reveals the real impact and energy flow of life in an ecosystem, like knowing not just the cast of a play, but who ...

A study led by researchers from Brown University finds that rainfall patterns across northern Africa remained largely stable ...

The study questions the long-held belief that northern Africa became arid around 3 million years ago, which coincides with ...