This mass extinction almost ended life on Earth as we know it. ... About 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian period, something killed some 90 percent of the planet's species.

Surprising new fossil evidence undermines the idea that there was ever a mass extinction on land – and may force us to ...

Mass extinctions are evolutionary turning points — brief moments on a geologic time scale that drastically change the course of life on earth. One moment in particular stands out. The Permian-Triassic ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The Permian mass extinction, 252 million years ago, was linked to a 10°C rise in global temperatures due to massive volcanic CO 2 emissions. This led to climate ...

Mega El Niños could have intensified the world’s most devastating mass extinction, which ended the Permian Period 252 million years ago, a new study found. CNN values your feedback 1.

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 was caused by a much more extreme disaster than present-day climate change. Back then, the poles’ ice caps completely disappeared, which would translate to a 230 ...

It comes from the time of the worst mass extinction in Earth’s history—252 million years ago, at the end of the Permian period when an apocalyptic cascade of volcanic eruptions may have turned ...

Sea life recovered from Permian mass extinction faster ... The so-called Great Dying at the end of the Permian Period around 252 million years ago is thought to have been brought about by ...

New research suggests the accelerating fires of this apocalyptic period 252 million years ago were not just a symptom of a warming planet, but a driver of extinction in their own right ...

Mega El Niños could have intensified the world’s most devastating mass extinction, which ended the Permian Period 252 million years ago, a new study found. CNN values your feedback 1.