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

About 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian period, something killed some 90 percent of the planet's species. Less than 5 percent of the animal species in the seas survived. On land ...

"I'm feeling very proud, especially to have made a small contribution to science." Hiker accidentally stumbles upon ...

Claudia Steffensen was ready to take a beautiful hike in the Valtellina Orobie Mountains in 2024. She never expected to discover something paradigm-shifting. While trekking through the Ambria Valley, ...

Texas counties saw a massive influx of residents from July 2023 to 2024, according to newly released data from the U.S.

Environmental stress in evolution can be reframed as a powerful engine of innovation, not simply a barrier to survival.

The growth and lifespan of Parvancorina minchami, small anchor-shaped animals that lived on the seafloor about 550 million ...

They may not be another horizontal Wolfcamp or Bone Springs play with tens of billions of barrels, but there’s more onshore E ...

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Now that we know about the typical size of the plants, let’s look at the biggest. Unlike other times when we’ve measured the largest animals and plants, we’re choosing the winner based on weight only.

In West Odessa, situated in the prolific Permian Basin of Texas ... contrast between the time they could drink tap water and the period following, where water became a source of concern due ...