A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.
The Permian-Triassic extinction, also known as the Great Dying, was the most devastating event in Earth’s history. 96% of ...
The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth.
Namely, a group of primitive amphibians called the temnospondyls. They may have survived the Great Dying by feeding on some ...
Research shows how Earth's climate suddenly warmed 10°C, transforming ecosystems and causing the worst mass extinction in history.
An ancient mass extinction event left a long-hidden refuge, whose survivors repopulated the Earth much faster than previously ...
The End-Permian mass extinction killed an estimated 80% of life on Earth, but new research suggests that plants might have ...
A new study reveals that a region in China's Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or "life oasis," for terrestrial plants ...
The End-Permian mass extinction killed an estimated 80% of life on Earth, but new research suggests that plants might have ...
If this increase continues at the same rate, we will reach the level of emissions that caused the Permian-Triassic mass extinction in around 2,700 years — a much faster timescale than the ...
Can plants uncover the survival secrets of Earth’s darkest days? A research team from (UCC), the University of Connecticut, ...
Ancient frog relatives survived the aftermath of the largest mass extinction of species by feeding on freshwater prey that evaded terrestrial predators, academics have found.