After years of searching worldwide, paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara found the extinction layer—and thousands of fossils—just minutes from home.

Definitively dating the age of a clutch of fossil dinosaur eggs at a famous site in China may let scientists link eggshell features to environmental shifts at the time.

Earth has a long and dramatic history, and one recurring theme is extinction. Did you know that over the last 500 million years, our planet experienced five major mass extinction events? These events ...

The reptiles had such an "immense" impact on the planet that their sudden exit led to wide-scale changes in landscapes - including the shape of rivers, say American scientists. Geologists have long ...

Humans have wiped out hundreds of species — with many more on the brink or experiencing large declines in population. Some scientists have argued that we have entered a “sixth mass extinction” event ...

74,000 years ago, Earth shook with the force of a supervolcano — the Toba eruption in present-day Indonesia. It spewed 2,800 km³ of ash, darkened skies, cooled the planet, and poisoned the land. For ...

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has secured rights to true-crime doc series Mafia: Most Wanted. The streamer has taken rights to the three-parter in the U.S. and Italy, while Hearst Networks EMEA has bought it in ...

A fire-bellied newt (Cynops ensicauda) on Amami Island in Japan. Previously thought to be extinct, the newt and others in its genera are still alive. (John J. Wiens/University of Arizona) (CN) — For ...

Doc's Hop Shop opened its doors at 500 E. Heinberg St. in 2022. The brewery offered a variety of core beers, including the Gulf Coast Blonde, Shark Bite IPA and Doc’s Mexican Lager. Doc's Hop Shop ...