The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth.
The End-Permian mass extinction killed an estimated 80% of life on Earth, but new research suggests that plants might have ...
Scientists have found a rare life "oasis" where plants and animals thrived during Earth's deadliest mass extinction 252 ...
Few people could write so genially, even humorously, about our existential crisis. Henry Gee can, in his excellent new book ...
Research shows how Earth's climate suddenly warmed 10°C, transforming ecosystems and causing the worst mass extinction in history.
The fastest shark in the sea is losing the race against extinction. Capable of reaching speeds of up to 45 miles per hour, ...
National Panda Day highlights global conservation efforts to protect pandas from habitat loss and possible extinction.
Rapid Species Decline Climate change is causing a dramatic decline in species across the globe. Scientists estimate that the ...
A joint research team from China and abroad has for the first time found that mammaliaforms from the Jurassic and Cretaceous ...
More than a quarter of our planet's natural "geomorphs" -- animals such as beavers and hippos that, collectively, can reshape ...