Breaking out the Mammoth tooth to lecture about megafaunal extinctions today for #FossilFriday
November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Breaking out the Mammoth tooth to lecture about megafaunal extinctions today for #FossilFriday
Most extinctions today are ‘dark extinctions’….species that vanish before they’re described, monitored, or counted.
No database can record what was never discovered.
Biology is not accounting, and absence of paperwork is not absence of extinction.
news.arizona.edu/news/extinct...
No database can record what was never discovered.
Biology is not accounting, and absence of paperwork is not absence of extinction.
news.arizona.edu/news/extinct...
Extinction rates have slowed across many plant and animal groups, study shows
The first analysis of recent extinctions across plants and animals finds that, contrary to previous studies, the rate at which many groups of organisms have gone extinct has declined over the last 100...
news.arizona.edu
December 7, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Most extinctions today are ‘dark extinctions’….species that vanish before they’re described, monitored, or counted.
No database can record what was never discovered.
Biology is not accounting, and absence of paperwork is not absence of extinction.
news.arizona.edu/news/extinct...
No database can record what was never discovered.
Biology is not accounting, and absence of paperwork is not absence of extinction.
news.arizona.edu/news/extinct...
Our planet has seen multiple mass extinctions…
None caused by its inhabitants
Until possibly now
All because humanity couldn’t get its shit together to stop the insatiable greed of polluters & their parasites
& just like other mass extinctions, earth will go on
…without us
None caused by its inhabitants
Until possibly now
All because humanity couldn’t get its shit together to stop the insatiable greed of polluters & their parasites
& just like other mass extinctions, earth will go on
…without us
July 27, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Our planet has seen multiple mass extinctions…
None caused by its inhabitants
Until possibly now
All because humanity couldn’t get its shit together to stop the insatiable greed of polluters & their parasites
& just like other mass extinctions, earth will go on
…without us
None caused by its inhabitants
Until possibly now
All because humanity couldn’t get its shit together to stop the insatiable greed of polluters & their parasites
& just like other mass extinctions, earth will go on
…without us
Jellyfish have survived all 5 mass extinctions which goes to show the best way to succeed in this world is to not have a brain or heart
March 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Jellyfish have survived all 5 mass extinctions which goes to show the best way to succeed in this world is to not have a brain or heart
The evidence for Homo sapiens playing the dominant role in the global #megafauna #extinctions constitutes one of the clearest, well-supported patterns in #ecology. See our 2024 review www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #paleobiology #archeology #hunting #ecosystem #Pleistocene #defaunation #rewilding
The late-Quaternary megafauna extinctions: Patterns, causes, ecological consequences and implications for ecosystem management in the Anthropocene | Cambridge Prisms: Extinction | Cambridge Core
The late-Quaternary megafauna extinctions: Patterns, causes, ecological consequences and implications for ecosystem management in the Anthropocene - Volume 2
www.cambridge.org
January 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The evidence for Homo sapiens playing the dominant role in the global #megafauna #extinctions constitutes one of the clearest, well-supported patterns in #ecology. See our 2024 review www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #paleobiology #archeology #hunting #ecosystem #Pleistocene #defaunation #rewilding
'Irreversible damage': 400 Fish and Wildlife firings could lead to extinctions in Joshua Tree
Not just as Joshua Tree, but a good story about impacts.
Not just as Joshua Tree, but a good story about impacts.
400 Fish and Wildlife firings could lead to extinctions in Joshua Tree
The loss of hundreds of Fish and Wildlife employees could have immediate and long-term impacts on wild places, including Joshua Tree National Park.
www.sfgate.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
'Irreversible damage': 400 Fish and Wildlife firings could lead to extinctions in Joshua Tree
Not just as Joshua Tree, but a good story about impacts.
Not just as Joshua Tree, but a good story about impacts.
Somebody really sat down and wrote the Are mass extinctions bad actually article
what the fuck are they even doing over there at this point
July 10, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Somebody really sat down and wrote the Are mass extinctions bad actually article
This is insane and will cause extinctions.
June 24, 2026 at 11:21 PM
This is insane and will cause extinctions.
BREAKING: Earth's scientists warn that without immediate, total system change, our growth-addicted economy faces a 2045 dead-end of mass extinctions.
August 18, 2026 at 5:09 AM
BREAKING: Earth's scientists warn that without immediate, total system change, our growth-addicted economy faces a 2045 dead-end of mass extinctions.
An important review - The ecology of plant extinctions - "Recent warm-edge extirpations demonstrate the growing impact of anthropogenic climate change & show that predictions of massive climate-driven extinctions later this century are plausible" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🌾🌎🧪🌐
December 7, 2024 at 11:59 AM
An important review - The ecology of plant extinctions - "Recent warm-edge extirpations demonstrate the growing impact of anthropogenic climate change & show that predictions of massive climate-driven extinctions later this century are plausible" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🌾🌎🧪🌐
Built as a technician, born for mass extinctions
August 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Built as a technician, born for mass extinctions
This is pretext. Trump’s been obsessed w/wind turbines for decades, which began after Scotland put some in near his golf course. He sued the govt & lost, which is why he claims they cause cancer, mental illness in whales, bird extinctions, etc. Welcome to the 19th century. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Burgum: "Today we're sending notifications to the 5 large offshore wind projects that are under construction that their leases will be suspended due to national security concerns ... the Dept of War has come back conclusively that these large offshore wind programs create radar interference"
December 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This is pretext. Trump’s been obsessed w/wind turbines for decades, which began after Scotland put some in near his golf course. He sued the govt & lost, which is why he claims they cause cancer, mental illness in whales, bird extinctions, etc. Welcome to the 19th century. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Violent supernovas may have caused two of Earth's largest mass extinctions that have never been completely explained, according to a theory put forward in new research.
Supernovas may have played a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests | CNN
New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions of years ago.
www.cnn.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Violent supernovas may have caused two of Earth's largest mass extinctions that have never been completely explained, according to a theory put forward in new research.
New evidence that two of Earth’s five mass extinctions were caused by nearby supernovae. It’s been speculated about before, but this new research shows the nearby supernova rate matches the timing of these unexplained mass extinctions 🔭🧪 earthsky.org/space/supern...
Powerful supernovas led to at least 2 mass extinctions
earthsky.org
March 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New evidence that two of Earth’s five mass extinctions were caused by nearby supernovae. It’s been speculated about before, but this new research shows the nearby supernova rate matches the timing of these unexplained mass extinctions 🔭🧪 earthsky.org/space/supern...
Extinctions unfold not through one fatal blow, but through the slow convergence of many.
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Extinctions unfold not through one fatal blow, but through the slow convergence of many.
Earth did not survive a collision with another planet, hundreds of asteroid and comet impacts, hundreds of millions of years of deadly radiation from space, five mass extinctions, and literally freezing solid for you to give up on her now.
November 18, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Earth did not survive a collision with another planet, hundreds of asteroid and comet impacts, hundreds of millions of years of deadly radiation from space, five mass extinctions, and literally freezing solid for you to give up on her now.
Excited to see that Dr. @palaeo-prof.bsky.social's online course on extinctions was refitted for Coursera as "Life on Earth: Diversification and Extinctions," which will nicely complement my "Extinctions" course there. Also, non-certificate options for both courses are FREE (the best price)! 🧪
Our online course, "Life on Earth: Diversifications and Extinctions" is now accessible for FREE on Coursera. Signup and Enjoy! #uct_news
www.coursera.org/learn/life-o...
www.coursera.org/learn/life-o...
September 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Excited to see that Dr. @palaeo-prof.bsky.social's online course on extinctions was refitted for Coursera as "Life on Earth: Diversification and Extinctions," which will nicely complement my "Extinctions" course there. Also, non-certificate options for both courses are FREE (the best price)! 🧪
“Even after being threatened by the great extinctions of the past, sharks remained resilient as they headed into the future. But now they wear clothes, use cell phones, play video games, and make music! How much time has passed?” 🎮🦈✨
February 11, 2026 at 1:24 PM
“Even after being threatened by the great extinctions of the past, sharks remained resilient as they headed into the future. But now they wear clothes, use cell phones, play video games, and make music! How much time has passed?” 🎮🦈✨
It's something I've definitely complained about before.
Why aren't we getting Star Trek stories pertinent to climate change, immigration, biodiversity, vaccinations, authoritarianism, AI, personal data privacy, misinformation, hate speech, shootings, corruption, wealth inequality, extinctions…
Why aren't we getting Star Trek stories pertinent to climate change, immigration, biodiversity, vaccinations, authoritarianism, AI, personal data privacy, misinformation, hate speech, shootings, corruption, wealth inequality, extinctions…
I forget who said it, but given the times in which we live, for a Star Trek show to have absolutely nothing to say is a total waste
August 14, 2026 at 11:08 PM
It's something I've definitely complained about before.
Why aren't we getting Star Trek stories pertinent to climate change, immigration, biodiversity, vaccinations, authoritarianism, AI, personal data privacy, misinformation, hate speech, shootings, corruption, wealth inequality, extinctions…
Why aren't we getting Star Trek stories pertinent to climate change, immigration, biodiversity, vaccinations, authoritarianism, AI, personal data privacy, misinformation, hate speech, shootings, corruption, wealth inequality, extinctions…
The idea that our ancestors 'lived in harmony with nature' is a myth.
The reality is our species' spread across the globe brought a cataclysm of extinctions from which the planet has never recovered.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Pl...
The reality is our species' spread across the globe brought a cataclysm of extinctions from which the planet has never recovered.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Pl...
Late Pleistocene extinctions - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The idea that our ancestors 'lived in harmony with nature' is a myth.
The reality is our species' spread across the globe brought a cataclysm of extinctions from which the planet has never recovered.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Pl...
The reality is our species' spread across the globe brought a cataclysm of extinctions from which the planet has never recovered.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Pl...
Actually you can be a cat lover and be aware of the fact that they've caused extinctions due to being let out
August 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Actually you can be a cat lover and be aware of the fact that they've caused extinctions due to being let out
Extinctions are just the period at the end.
May 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Extinctions are just the period at the end.
Cats have contributed to extinctions of certain species, refuse to be fully tamed and basically domesticated themselves…
They’re just basically modern-day dragons.
They’re just basically modern-day dragons.
September 11, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Cats have contributed to extinctions of certain species, refuse to be fully tamed and basically domesticated themselves…
They’re just basically modern-day dragons.
They’re just basically modern-day dragons.
The Cephalopods Are Coming nautil.us/the-cephalop... Fossil records reveal Earth’s mass extinctions are followed by a rise of ocean cephalopods. They’re rising again.
The Cephalopods Are Coming
The Cephalopods Are Coming: Fossil records reveal Earth’s mass extinctions are followed by a rise of ocean cephalopods. They’re rising again.
nautil.us
May 29, 2026 at 5:28 PM
The Cephalopods Are Coming nautil.us/the-cephalop... Fossil records reveal Earth’s mass extinctions are followed by a rise of ocean cephalopods. They’re rising again.