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

A new study reveals how ancient plant ecosystems recovered from the End-Permian mass extinction, Earth’s most catastrophic ...

About 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian period, something killed some ... generating catastrophic events from global wildfires to climate change. But the Permian detectives are ...

Research shows how Earth's climate suddenly warmed 10°C, transforming ecosystems and causing the worst mass extinction in history.

Scientists have found a rare life "oasis" where plants and animals thrived during Earth's deadliest mass extinction 252 ...

That distinction belongs to the Permian-Triassic extinction or the Great Dying. During this dramatic period of climate change about 252 million years ago, about 80 to 90 percent of all species on ...

A deep dive into Earth’s distant past shows how life on land struggled to recover long after the worst warming event of all ...

A new study reveals that a region in China's Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or "life oasis," for terrestrial plants ...

It also paved the way for the rise of reptiles in the Permian period that ... ice age has long been a climate enigma. Atmospheric CO₂ estimates for this period vary widely, and different ...

Scientists have uncovered how plants responded to catastrophic climate changes 250 million years ago. Their findings reveal the long, drawn-out process of ecosystem recovery following one of the most ...

A new study reveals that a region in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or “Life oasis” for terrestrial plants ...