Earth is no stranger to mass extinction events – it’s had five so far, and some scientists have even claimed we’re in the ...

A team of astronomers has uncovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a star located 4,000 light years away from the solar system ...

How did Earth's last mass extinction unfold? Explore what led to it, what was lost, and how life ultimately found ways to ...

Astronomers have discovered a rocky Earth-like planet around a white dwarf star, hinting at our planet's future about eight billion years from now.

Paleobotanist Dana Royer says there is evidence the planet will heal but it takes millions of years to recover. And each ...

A distant white dwarf hosts an Earth-like planet in an orbit that might be similar to Earth’s if it survives the Sun’s red giant phase.

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a white dwarf 4,000 light years away, offering a glimpse into our ...

Severe cooling from volcanic sulfates - not warming - was the primary trigger of a mass extinction event 201.6 million years ...