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

Long before the dinosaurs, the Permian period was a brutal time to be alive. In this video, we explore the strange creatures, ...

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 ...

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