In a groundbreaking study, new fossil evidence has shed light on the mysterious 5-million-year heatwave that followed Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event—known as the Permian-Triassic Mass ...

Consequences: The Permian-Triassic extinction drastically altered Earth’s ecosystems, paving the way for the rise of dinosaurs in the subsequent Triassic period. Evidence: Fossil records show a ...

A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago. Reading time 3 minutes 252 million years ago, volcanic eruptions in ...

In low-latitude North China, riparian ecosystems began to recover 2–3 million years after the end-Permian mass extinction.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The dinosaur extinction is widely known, but the end-Permian mass extinction was an even more devastating event in Earth's history ...

The collapse of tropical forests during Earth's most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming which followed, according to new research. The Permian–Triassic ...

Everyone knows that dinosaurs are extinct, and most people have some idea about how it might have occurred. But the exact periods in history when it happened are less well known. Was it a single ...

A new study reveals that a region in China's Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or "Life oasis" for terrestrial plants during the end-Permian mass extinction, the most severe biological crisis ...

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As we move through the Sixth Extinction, it can be beneficial to examine what caused massive die-offs in the past. Lystrosaurus specimens from South Africa have been found that may help clarify what ...