Rodent extinctions in Hispaniola may have been caused by humans
The island of Hispaniola once had among the highest diversity of rodents in the Caribbean, supporting 11 species that coexisted ...
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Charcoal and cattle correlate with Madagascar’s megafaunal extinctions
The demise of the dodo epitomizes humanity’s record as a destructive force on delicate island life. Likewise, on the island ...
Linking mass extinctions to the expansion and radiation of land plants
Boulder, Colo., USA: The Devonian Period, 419 to 358 million years ago, was one of the most turbulent times in ...
Evolution of tree roots may have driven mass extinctions
The evolution of tree roots may have triggered a series of mass extinctions that rocked the Earth’s oceans during the ...
Could South American volcanoes have triggered whale extinctions?
Denver, Colo., USA: Today, increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are warming up the planet. Climate change can ...
Hydropower dams induce widespread species extinctions across Amazonian forest islands
Hydropower developments should avoid flooding forests to minimise biodiversity loss and disruptions to ecosystems in Amazonian forest islands, new research ...
Periodic volcanism triggered multiple Jurassic extinctions
A group of Finnish, Swedish, and Norwegian geologists provide critical new evidence for the timing of volcanic activity in the ...
Social networking for fossils shows community impacts of mass extinctions
By applying an algorithm akin to what Facebook uses to make friend suggestions, researchers have identified communities of ancient life ...
High-resolution 3D study of pine pollen reveals nanofoams are key to surviving mass extinctions
High-resolution 3D study of pine pollen reveals nanofoams are key to surviving mass extinctions Credit: ESRF/Stef Candé High-resolution 3D study ...
Quaternary megaherbivore extinctions altered global fire activity, with lessons for future fire models
The loss of the large-bodied grazers following the late Quaternary thousands of years ago drastically altered fire regimes worldwide, increasing ...
Why extinctions ran amok in ancient oceans, and why they slowed down
Not long after the dawn of complex animal life, tens of millions of years before the first of the “Big ...