A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...

The molten rock was hot enough to melt the surrounding rocks and release massive amounts of carbon dioxide into Earth's ...

And now, in a triumph of cross-border collaboration, an international team, armed with a rich Chinese fossil record and ...

The collapse of tropical forests during Earth's most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged ...

The event has been attributed to intense global warming triggered by a period of volcanic activity in Siberia, known as the ...

The collapse of tropical forests during Earth’s most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged ...

Yale University ecologists reveal a lizard lineage that rode out the dinosaur-killing asteroid event with unexpected ...

First study to explore how ancient reptiles spread across the Earth after the end-Permian mass extinction. New research ...

Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.

Mantle plumes are important geologic processes—they interact with plate tectonics, create rich mineral deposits, and even ...

Biomass reveals the real impact and energy flow of life in an ecosystem, like knowing not just the cast of a play, but who ...

Small and elusive night lizards probably persisted because they have slow metabolisms and like to hide out in rock crevices, ...