A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.

Specifically, the findings support the hypothesis that supernovae could have triggered two of the so-called "big five" mass ...

Some scientists have now branded the “Great Dying” as a “crisis on land, not an extinction” after new fossil discoveries led ...

Scientists from Keele University have found strong evidence that some of Earth’s past mass extinctions could have been caused by nearby supernova explosions—massive star explosions in the Milky Way.

A new study reveals that a region in China's Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or "life oasis," for terrestrial plants ...

The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth.

The End-Permian mass extinction killed an estimated 80% of life on Earth, but new research suggests that plants might have ...

The rate of stars going supernova near Earth appears to match two mass extinctions -- 372 million years ago and 445 million ...

Ancient frog relatives survived the aftermath of the largest mass extinction of species by feeding on freshwater prey that evaded terrestrial predators, academics have found.

Scientists found that forests did not recover quickly after Earth’s worst extinction. Instead, plant life changed in phases.

Witton ( The end-Permian mass extinction, 252 million years ago, was the largest, wiping out up to 90% of species.