Extinction | A Blog About History

Spanish Neanderthals died out earlier than previously thought

February 7th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

New radiocarbon dating performed on Neanderthal fossils found in southern Spain suggests that they died out 10,000-15,000 years earlier than

March 1st, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

A new mitochondrial DNA study suggests that Neanderthals were on the verge of extinction in western Europe when modern humans

September 2nd, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

So it turns out that the thylacine, hunted to extinction in 1936 by sheep farmers tired of their flocks being

April 13th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

New mathematical research is suggesting that Neanderthals became extinct due to bad luck in the genetic lottery. The popular theory

January 31st, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

New research has found that dinosaurs survived more than 700,000 years after the meteorite impact that was said to have

December 22nd, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

Nearly 20,000 fossils of reptiles, shellfish and other creatures has been unearthed from a mountain in China. The 50-foot-thick (16

October 8th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

Researchers have compiled evidence which shows that it was unlikely that an Ice Age comet strike nearly wiped out the

September 22nd, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

Volcanic erruptions may have wiped out the Neanderthals 40,000 years ago, a new study suggests. Stumpy but strong, the Neanderthals