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

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

Groundbreaking research indicates that hibernation-like behavior may be far older than previously thought. Fossils of ...

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

Paleontologists have identified a new ancient reptile from the Solnhofen limestone slabs, thanks to a chance discovery. A ...

New Permian species, Yinshanosaurus angustus, found in China.

Stanford study shows ocean biomass has risen over 540 million years, linking biodiversity to long-term ecosystem health.

When it comes to evolution and survival of the fittest, though, there is usually a rhyme and reason to who survives to see ...

Shell-rich rocks trace a mostly upward climb in ocean life, with each mass extinction slashing both diversity and biomass ...

I am hiking along the Metacomet Ridge in Greenfield, Massachusetts – a rather steep basaltic structure, modestly less than five hundred feet high and topped by a stately brick tower constructed in ...

In the end, over 90 per cent of marine life and 70 per cent of land animals were wiped out in the single worst extinction ...