The new study deciphered the single-most greatest mass extinction on Earth driven by a natural calamity that still exists.

3 min read The start of the Triassic period (and the Mesozoic era) was a desolate time in Earth's history. Something—a bout of violent volcanic eruptions, climate change, or perhaps a fatal run ...

Earth is no stranger to mass extinction events ... and the Great Dying – more formally known as the Permian-Triassic ...

Earth’s continents are constantly shifting. About 252 to 199 million years ago, all the continents were actually one huge “supercontinent” surrounded by one enormous ocean. Slowly, this ...

"That's your Permo-Triassic transition zone ... "Hundreds of cubic miles spread across Siberia—enough to cover the Earth to a depth of about 20 feet (6 meters)." For decades scientists have ...

Scientists think they know where the missing pieces to the puzzle of the evolution of dinosaurs could be found.

Life on Earth began over four billion years ago, not long after the Earth was formed. It wasn’t until the late Triassic period (approximately 225 million years ago) that mammals came into existence.

the evolutionary relationships among these early forms and Earth's geography during the Triassic Period. This locale spans the modern-day Sahara desert and Amazon rainforest regions, now separated ...

Many think dinosaurs first emerged on land well south of the equator that now forms part of Argentina and Zimbabwe, but they may have actually arisen in tougher conditions near the equator ...

Scientists in Alberta have discovered a fossilized neck bone of Cryodrakon boreas, hinting at an ancient croc attack.

The Triassic period stands out in Earth’s history as the time when dinosaurs first evolved. It was followed by the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods – at the end of the latter, the dinosaurs ...