The current period of extinction is known as the Holocene extinction event, sometimes referred to as the sixth extinction, as there have been five distinctive periods of mass extinction previously.

A volcano that hasn't erupted in the Holocene is considered extinct ... but hasn't passed the 11,000-year threshold to official extinction. "I think we use 'dormant' as that overlapping term ...

The current mass extinction differs from all others in being driven by ... Humans’ impact has been so profound that scientists have proposed that the Holocene era be declared over and the current ...

The Pleistocene and Holocene epochs have been crucial periods for understanding the evolution and extinction of various animal species in the Caribbean Islands. These periods are characterized by ...

I measure biomarkers (Organic Geochemical tools) to study the K/Pg mass extinction. I also use foraminifera and mineralogy to research Arctic Island Channel through flow in the early Holocene.