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Permian, Extinction event and Oasis

The remote locale that shielded plants during Earth’s biggest mass extinction

About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and bounced back faster.

Discover Magazine on MSN · 1d

A Life Oasis Protected Plants During the Permian Mass Extinction Event

Learn more about the newly found fossils that show plant resilience during the “Great Dying.”

Phys.org on MSN · 1d

Terrestrial 'life oasis' from end-Permian mass extinction period discovered in China

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 since the Cambrian period.

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Ancient Fossils Reveal Survival Secrets of Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction

Can plants uncover the survival secrets of Earth’s darkest days? A research team from (UCC), the University of Connecticut, and the Natural History Museum of Vienna has uncovered how plants responded to catastrophic climate change 250 million years ago.

Interesting Engineering on MSN · 1d

Chinese fossil site suggests land plants survived Earth’s worst mass extinction

A recently uncovered fossil location in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin suggests that some terrestrial ecosystems were only marginally affected by the most cataclysmic extinction event in Earth’s history, the end-Permian mass extinction.

Permian mass extinction linked to 10°C global temperature rise that reshaped Earth's ecosystems

The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth.

Interesting Engineering on MSN3d

100,000 billion metric tons of CO2 choked Earth’s life 252 million years ago

Researchers led by Dr. Maura Brunetti at the University of Geneva studied fossilized plant remains, using spores, pollen, and ...

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NextEra Looks at Permian to Double its $20 Billion Texas Investment

Renewable energy developer, NextEra Energy is considering doubling its $20B investment in Texas, with the renewable energy ...

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Terrestrial ecological landscape at the onset of end Permian mass extinction (IMAGE)

Artistic reconstruction of the terrestrial ecological landscape at the onset of end Permian mass extinction based on fossil ...

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Plants struggled for millions of years after the world's worst climate catastrophe

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 ...

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Net Power delays low-emission Texas gas plant as costs climb

The company’s stock price tumbled 31 percent Monday following an update on a key project in the Permian Basin.

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