The Permian period ended about 250 million years ago with the largest recorded mass extinction in Earth’s history, when a series of massive volcanic eruptions is believed to have triggered global ...

The story of life in the oceans changed long before dinosaurs appeared and vanished. Around 252 million years ago, the planet ...

The greatest mass extinction of all time was triggered by climatic conditions that are beginning to reappear today, ...

Experts believe monkeys and apes are key to preventing a sixth mass extinction - Researchers are racing to find solutions to ...

A Stanford-led study has provided the strongest evidence yet that warming oceans and declining oxygen levels caused Earth's ...

Around 252 million years ago, Earth’s oceans became a lethal test of animal physiology. Nearly every marine species vanished, ...

Selling a mass-produced synthetic stringed instrument as an authentic Tripura Sarinda is now a punishable offense just like counterfeiting a luxury watch is.

Researchers are racing to find solutions to stave off such a catastrophic event, which would pose a major threat to the global food supply ...

About 252 million years ago, something close to apocalyptic swept through the oceans. New research finally cracks open why some sea creatures survived that catastrophe while others simply blinked out ...

A remarkable fossil forest reveals dinosaurs may have helped spread fruit-bearing plants tens of millions of years earlier ...

A speculative paper argues that ancient planetary flybys may have helped trigger some of Earth’s mass extinctions.