Earth. Yet, a region in China provided a haven for plants and animals, revealing unexpected resilience. This discovery, ...

A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.

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 ...

Fossils in China suggest some plants survived the End-Permian extinction, indicating land ecosystems fared differently from ...

About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and ...

A new study reveals that a region in China's Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or "life oasis," for terrestrial plants ...

An environmental group instrumental in winning an endangered species listing for a struggling lizard species in the Permian ...

Can plants reveal the secrets of survival during Earth's darkest days? At an outcrop north of Sydney, Australia, the research ...

A region in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium - or “life oasis”- for terrestrial plants during the end-Permian ...

Research shows how Earth's climate suddenly warmed 10°C, transforming ecosystems and causing the worst mass extinction in history.

Researchers say Turpan-Hami Basin in Xinjiang hosted diverse plant life throughout end-Permian mass extinction 252 million years ago.