Hacker News with Generative AI: Mass Extinction

Violent supernovae triggered at least two Earth extinctions (phys.org)
At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests.
Science, Space, Astronomy, Mass Extinction, Earth
12 points by wjSgoWPm5bWAhXB 15 days ago | 3 comments
Ants learned to farm fungi during a mass extinction (arstechnica.com)
Ants learned to work with fungi back in a world where only fungi could thrive.
Ants, Fungi, Evolution, Mass Extinction, Science
221 points by LinuxBender 181 days ago | 63 comments
Mass die-off half a billion years ago caused by shifting tectonic plates (livescience.com)
Mass Extinction, Geology, Tectonic Plates, Paleontology
10 points by Brajeshwar 354 days ago | 0 comments