About 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian period ... identify the killer responsible for the largest of the many mass extinctions that have struck the planet. The most famous die ...

Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing ...

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

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.

The end-Permian mass extinction, which occurred approximately ... However, the opposing camp argues that these catastrophic ...

Fossils in China suggest some plants survived the End-Permian extinction, indicating land ecosystems fared differently from marine life.

The findings challenge one prevailing theory about the Permian mass extinction event. That theory claims that ... The new findings tilt the scale toward the “variable effects” side. Evidence includes ...

During the end-Permian mass extinction––also called the Great ... latitude and atmospheric circulation may have limited the effects of acid rain, wildfire, and toxic gases in certain regions.

The end-Permian mass extinction, also known as the "Great Dying," took place ... but on land you're able to escape some of the effects," he said. These findings have led to some debate over whether ...

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