Researchers say Turpan-Hami Basin in Xinjiang hosted diverse plant life throughout end-Permian mass extinction 252 million years ago.

This event will be the first since the end of the dinosaurs during the ... including The Permian-Triassic mass extinction 252 million years ago and the Triassic-Jurassic mass extinction 201 ...

Fossils in China suggest some plants survived the End-Permian extinction, indicating land ecosystems fared differently from ...

Earth. Yet, a region in China provided a haven for plants and animals, revealing unexpected resilience. This discovery, ...

New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions ...

Trilobites were extinct arthropods, ancestors of spiders and crabs and ancient cousins to woodlice, which had flourished between the start of the Cambrian era and the end of the Permian ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the 'devastating' effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers say these super-powerful blasts ...

Scientists predict that in a billion years, the oxygen level on Earth will drastically decrease, according to "Nature ...

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The olive tree is one of the most iconic symbols of the Mediterranean basin, deeply intertwined with the region's history, economy, and culture. But how did this tree, originally a wild species ...

By Austyn Gaffney The environmental group had said the lawsuit, over its role in a protest movement, could mean an end to its operations ... to save the frog from extinction.

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