The world my generation left you is a real mess,’ Ford says Speaking at Arizona State University’s commencement ceremony this ...

The legendary “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” actor gave the commencement speech during a graduation ceremony on May 11, ...

Earth has a flair for dramatic resets, though it usually takes millions of years to deliver them. Over its long history, life has been knocked back by volcanic eruptions, climate swings, changing seas ...

Scientists discovered hidden phosphorus spikes in ancient limestone that may help explain two of Earth’s worst marine mass ...

Many flowering plants have duplicated genomes, which could have helped them evolve to deal with extreme stress in times of ...

New study reveals brief, globally coherent phosphorus spikes linked to ancient marine mass extinctions. The findings highlight how nutrient-cycle disruption can contribute to ocean oxygen loss and ...

Currently, the planet is undergoing its sixth mass extinction event. While mass extinctions have occurred naturally in the ...

In low-latitude North China, riparian ecosystems began to recover 2–3 million years after the end-Permian mass extinction.

Mass extinctions represent abrupt, global-scale losses of biodiversity that profoundly reshape the composition and structure of ecosystems. These events are driven by a suite of environmental ...

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