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

When Siberian volcanoes kicked off the Great Dying, the real climate villain turned out to be the rainforests themselves: ...

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 ...

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.

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

An ancient climate tipping point is revealed in new fossils dating back to Earth’s most severe extinction event, called the ...

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 ...