A massive ancient volcano wiped out roughly 90 percent of all life on Earth just 250 million years ago

It might be hard to imagine today, but life on Earth hasn't always had an go of things. The volcano that is thought to have wiped out the dinosaurs dramatically hindered the ability for many animals to survive, and it's largely considered to be the most catastrophic thing life on Earth has ever had to endure. It wasn't. The dinosaur-killing space rock that struck the Gulf of Mexico just shy of 66 million years ago wiped out roughly 75% of life on Earth, but something else happened even further b...