Following the worst mass extinction event on Earth, the land was not entirely barren of life. In the wake of this cataclysm, ...

Mammals and dinosaurs coexisted on Earth until a catastrophic event 66 million years ago killed 75% of life on the planet.

Should scientists intervene when faced with the possible self-destruction of a species? That question sits at the heart of ...

Earth responded to its most severe past warming event by evolving a new and bizarre type of photosynthesis that allowed a ...

Learn how ancient plants survived extreme heat after the Permian–Triassic mass extinction and what their strategy could mean ...

Scientists Found What May Be Earth's First Mass Extinction and It Was More Catastrophic Than Anyone Realized ...

The little skeleton was curled so tightly it looked as if it had never really entered the world. For years, that mattered ...

Scientists have found evidence of wildfires that occurred 237 million years ago and shaped ancient Triassic ecosystems.

A new musical set in Oregon is taking on big questions about global warming, human responsibility and the emotional weight of ...

Human society has become an independent geological force, comparable in scale of impact with natural processes. This is the ...

Italian authorities are investigating the deaths of at least 18 wolves and several other wild animals ‌found in recent days ...