Ancient oceans began suffocating millions of years before Triassic mass extinction, geologists discover

One of the most devastating extinctions in Earth's history is best known for what didn't die—dinosaurs. But the end-Triassic ...
Brattleboro Reformer

Brattleboro Words Trail to host caribou extinction talk

BRATTLEBORO — Recent Marlboro College alum and contributor to the Brattleboro Words Trail, Christopher Lamb, will discuss his recent fieldwork in Idaho, the theory and practice of deep mapping it ...
The Conversation

Mass extinction: our fossil study reveals which types of species are most at risk from climate change

Many experts believe we may soon face a mass extinction event, with a high proportion of Earth’s species dying out. Projections indicate the climate will continue to change for centuries to come, and ...
Berkshire Eagle

Word of the Week: De-extinction. Can we bring back the dodo, woolly mammoth, even the dinosaurs?

Colossal Biosciences, using a new gene editing technology, recently announced the de-extinction of the dire wolf: “After a 10,000-plus-year absence, our team is proud to return the dire wolf to its ...