2 сент. 2015 г. · The world's first known mass extinction, which took place about 540 million years ago, now appears to have had a more subtle cause: evolution itself.

10 янв. 2023 г. · Rapid changes in marine oxygen levels may have played a significant role in driving Earth's first mass extinction, according to a new study.

7 нояб. 2022 г. · The cause? The warming of waters brought on by climate change and excess pollutant runoff from land use. Warming waters diminish fresh water's ...

15 авг. 2022 г. · The most widely believed causal factor is interruptions in the composition of the atmosphere by volcanic activity that occurred around this time ...

8 нояб. 2022 г. · “The ultimate causes of mass extinctions include major drivers, such as bolide impacts, the eruption of large igneous provinces, and/or tectonic ...

6 дек. 2018 г. · New research shows the "Great Dying" was caused by global warming that left ocean animals unable to breathe.

The overwhelming scientific consensus holds that the impact of a giant extraterrestrial object was the primary cause of the extinction. An asteroid fragment ...

26 сент. 2019 г. · The single biggest driver of mass extinctions appears to be major changes in Earth's carbon cycle such as large igneous province eruptions, huge ...

What causes mass extinctions? · Asteroid impact · Volcanic activity · Climate change · Changes in atmospheric and oceanic chemistry.