It turns out it does matter what you eat, especially to crocodylians — crocodiles, alligators and gharials — a species ...

The Jurassic Period is one of the three prehistoric geological periods of the Mesozoic Era. It spans from 145 million to 201 ...

But the exact periods in history when it happened are less well known. Was it a single extinction event or a series of ...

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Most people think of crocodilians as living fossils—stubbornly unchanged, prehistoric relics that have ruled the world's ...

Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in ...

In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass death. Today’s crocodylians are the surviving members of a lineage called ...

The idea that extreme heat could one day cause a mass extinction and end the dominance of humans is not as farfetched as it ...

“It’s a lot more feasible to think that this could be an effect that could affect extinction events,” said Wright, a lecturer in physics and astrophysics and Ernest Rutherford Fellow at ...

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By Stephen Beech Crocodiles' ability to eat almost anything helped their ancestors survive two mass extinctions, suggests new research. The secret to their longevity could help conservationists better ...