(CNN) — No species lasts forever — extinction is part of the evolution of life. But at least five times, a biological catastrophe has engulfed the planet, killing off the vast majority of species from ...

This extinction was connected with massive volcanic eruptions caused by the breakup of the supercontinent Pangaea. The volcanism pumped greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, acidified the oceans, and ...

Scientists at a Dallas, Texas-based company recently announced that they would be attempting to bring the dodo bird, which became extinct in 1681, back to life with a process called de-extinction. Why ...

Scientists — and avid Game of Thrones viewers — have known about dire wolves and their extinction for a while. The species became extinct thousands of years ago, but thanks to the work of modern ...

The extinction of Neanderthals, our closest extinct human relatives, has long been a subject of intrigue and speculation. A groundbreaking study published in 2023 has shed new light on this mystery, ...