About 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian period ... out countless species. Will life be as resilient this time? I remembered the acid-tolerant plants of the Black Triangle, where ...

This period, sometimes referred to as ... it somehow shielded a wide variety of plants. Read More: The Permian Extinction: Life on Earth Nearly Disappeared During the ‘Great Dying' "This ...

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

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

or "life oasis," for terrestrial plants during the end-Permian mass extinction, the most severe biological crisis since the Cambrian period. The discovery, led by Prof. Liu Feng, from the Nanjing ...

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

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

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

This percentage is significantly lower than the marine extinction rate during the same period ... regions after the end-Permian mass extinction. All of this plant life offered vital support ...

The researchers found an abundance of plant ... life. The scientists analyzed layers of soil in the area and determined that it received fairly consistent rainfall during the mass extinction period.

or "Life oasis" for terrestrial plants during the end-Permian mass extinction, the most severe biological crisis since the Cambrian period. The research, published in Science Advances, challenges ...