The Mesozoic Era extinctions formed the world as we know it today. Read about what caused them and which animals survived.

It is referred to as the Permian-Triassic ... climate and ocean chemistry. Sea levels rose and the oceans became more acidic, leading to mass extinctions of creatures such as conodonts (marine ...

Researchers and crewmembers aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute's Falkor (too), "seized upon the moment" and were richly ...

New research has uncovered a crucial clue to understanding the spread of "barrens" in the Great Southern Reef, which are ...

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Two tiny sea creatures with translucent bodies found on the California coast are both new species. They’re sea slugs, part of the Dotidae family. And while they’re small — measuring less ...

It takes its name from the Permian period – a geological era that lasted from about 299 to 252 million years ago – when this part of the world was swamped by an inland sea, linked to the vast ...

Along some 70 miles of Southern California coastline, usually curious and playful sea lions are attacking humans in the water. The animals are being poisoned by the ocean they live in, experts say ...

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"Milky seas” are one of the rarest reported forms of bioluminescence. A new scientific database may finally reveal the ...