Discover Magazine turned to a University of Cincinnati geologist to learn more about what caused a mass extinction about 360 million years ago. The Devonian extinction wiped out as many as 80% of ...

Diverse and full of sea life, the Earth's Devonian era—taking place more than 370 million years ago—saw the emergence of the first seed-bearing plants, which spread as large forests across the ...

New AI-powered research questions whether a majority of Earth’s mass extinctions were as abrupt as previously believed.

The Late Devonian mass extinction (roughly 372 million years ago) was one of five mass extinctions in Earth's history, with roughly 75% of all species disappearing over its course. It happened in two ...

Modern humans have existed for only a tiny fraction of Earth’s history. During that time, our species has survived ice ages, ...

Scientists discovered that ancient reef-building stromatoporoids survived the Late Devonian extinction, contrary to previous beliefs, and continued to thrive. The findings reveal how these organisms ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

'These are times of major changes in the environment, and how those changes impact the organisms is relevant to understanding our current environment and environmental changes' Brachiopod fossils from ...

A recently published study puts forth a new theory that volcanic eruptions combined with widespread ocean detoxification pushed Earth's biology to a tipping point in the Late Devonian era, triggering ...

The Late Devonian mass extinction (roughly 372 million years ago) was one of five mass extinctions in Earth’s history, with roughly 75% of all species disappearing over its course. It happened in two ...