Fossils from China’s Turpan-Hami Basin reveal it was a rare land refuge during the end-Permian extinction, with fast ...

Scientists don't call it the "Great Dying" for nothing. About 252 million years ago, upward of 80% of all marine species ...

Learn about the climate changes that followed the end-Permian extinction, allowing select species to take over the planet’s ...

Learn more about the newly found fossils that show plant resilience during the “Great Dying.” ...

Stanford scientists found that dramatic climate changes after the Great Dying enabled a few marine species to spread globally ...

About 252 million years ago, upward of 80% of all marine species vanished during the end-Permian mass extinction – the most extreme event of its kind in Earth’s history. What followed was a ...

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

After Earth's worst mass extinction, surviving ocean animals spread worldwide. Stanford's model shows why this happened.

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