Learn how ancient plants survived extreme heat after the Permian–Triassic mass extinction and what their strategy could mean ...

Following the worst mass extinction event on Earth, the land was not entirely barren of life. In the wake of this cataclysm, ...

In school, we learned about the asteroid that wiped out an estimated 76% of all creatures. Scientists now call this the fifth mass extinction. You’re reading that correctly: throughout Earth’s ...

The term “mass extinction” conjures up apocalyptic images of the world coming to an end, but a massive event like this can be a much slower process than many people realize. By definition, a mass ...

Earth has a long and dramatic history, and one recurring theme is extinction. Did you know that over the last 500 million years, our planet experienced five major mass extinction events? These events ...

Introduction : going to Nevada -- ch. 1. Welcome to the revolution! -- ch. 2. The overlooked extinction -- ch. 3. The mother of all extinctions -- ch. 4. The misinterpreted extinction -- ch. 5. A new ...

(CNN) — Humans have wiped out more than 100 species — with many more on the brink or experiencing large declines in population. Some scientists have argued that we have entered a “sixth mass ...

Humans have wiped out hundreds of species — with many more on the brink or experiencing large declines in population. Some scientists have argued that we have entered a “sixth mass extinction” event ...

Ancient lycophytes may have survived extreme heat during Earth’s worst extinction using a rare photosynthesis method.

A fire-bellied newt (Cynops ensicauda) on Amami Island in Japan. Previously thought to be extinct, the newt and others in its genera are still alive. (John J. Wiens/University of Arizona) (CN) — For ...

Earth responded to its most severe past warming event by evolving a new and bizarre type of photosynthesis that allowed a ...