“The end-Triassic mass extinction is global—it’s everywhere,” said Wignall. “So you've got to harm things everywhere.” Only climate change can threaten the very fundamental aspects of ...

The End Triassic Extinction marks one of the five major mass extinction events in Earth's history, occurring at the boundary between the Triassic and Jurassic periods, and setting the stage for ...

Around 252 million years ago, Earth was nearly lifeless, with nearly all life forms wiped out. This event, known as the ...

Another period of extreme volcanic activity 201 million years ago marked the end-Triassic mass extinction. It has been linked to the breakup of the Pangea supercontinent and the opening of the ...

A study of fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event 252 million years ago shows that forests in many parts of the ...

The end-Triassic mass extinction event, as its name implies, was a period of change on Earth approximately 201 million years ago that led to a mass die-off of many of the creatures living at that ...

The End Triassic Extinction marks one of the five major mass extinction events in Earth's history, occurring at the boundary between the Triassic and Jurassic periods, and setting the stage for ...

Another period of extreme volcanic activity 201 million years ago marked the end-Triassic mass extinction. It has been linked to the breakup of the Pangea supercontinent and the opening of the ...

Another period of extreme volcanic activity 201 million years ago marked the end-Triassic mass extinction. It has been linked to the breakup of the Pangea supercontinent and the opening of the ...

The most famous of these mass extinction events — when an asteroid slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, dooming the dinosaurs and many other species — is also the most recent.

(CNN) — No species lasts forever — extinction is part of the evolution of life. But at least five times, a biological catastrophe has engulfed the planet, killing off the vast majority of ...

(CNN) — No species lasts forever — extinction is part of the evolution of life. But at least five times, a biological catastrophe has engulfed the planet, killing off the vast majority of ...