The Huayuan biota fills a gap in the fossil record that has made it difficult to study recovery after the Sinsk event. With ...

A new fossil discovery suggests that Earth's first mass extinction may have been far more sudden and severe than previously ...

UC College of Arts and Sciences Professor Thomas Algeo has been studying the planet's five major mass extinctions since the ...

Ancient sea organisms survived until a sudden extinction 550 million years ago, revealing what may be the first major mass extinction.

A team of researchers working in China’s Hunan province has unearthed more than 50,000 fossil specimens from one small quarry, identifying 91 previously unknown species that lived approximately 512 ...

When that material is transported into the oceans, it increases the carbon-to-phosphorus ratio of marine sediments. The ...

Pinpointing when early land plants colonized terrestrial environments and began influencing Earth's systems is a core ...

We all have a concept of reality. We know what is “fact” and what isn’t. However, the truth of the matter is that the ...

Simulating fires in airtight or mechanically ventilated compartments—such as those found in nuclear facilities and ...

The expansion of early land plants across terrestrial environments has been a key focus in planetary evolution research due to its crucial role in raising oxygen levels and transforming the living ...

At the beginning of February, the water level in the Baltic Sea dropped sharply. Experts tell Euronews it is a result of climate change. View on euronews ...

Spain discovers four 72-million-year-old dinosaur eggs in Guadalajara, preserved like authentic “time capsules.” ...