Earth, Mass Extinction

An Early Mass Extinction Event Cooked Our Planet and Erased Most Life
A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.
Scientists Find Life-Thriving “Oasis” During Earth’s Mass Extinction, 252M Years Ago
Scientists have found a rare life "oasis" where plants and animals thrived during Earth's deadliest mass extinction 252 million years ago.
The remote locale that shielded plants during Earth’s biggest mass extinction
About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and bounced back faster.
Terrestrial 'life oasis' from end-Permian mass extinction period discovered in China
A new study reveals that a region in China's Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or "life oasis," for terrestrial plants during the end-Permian mass extinction, the most severe biological crisis since the Cambrian period.
Scientists Discover a Lost World in China That Survived Earth’s Greatest Mass Extinction
Scientists have uncovered a hidden prehistoric ecosystem in China that defied Earth's deadliest mass extinction, revealing a lost world that thrived while most life perished.
A Life Oasis Protected Plants During the Permian Mass Extinction Event
Even during one of Earth's largest mass extinction events, where heat waves kill of a majority of Earth's species, at least one oasis of survival existed. The findings suggest that there may have been pockets of protection throughout Earth - challenging the notion that the heat affected life on the planet uniformly,
Chinese fossil site suggests land plants survived Earth’s worst mass extinction
A recently uncovered fossil location in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin suggests that some terrestrial ecosystems were only marginally affected by the most cataclysmic extinction event in Earth’s history, the end-Permian mass extinction.
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The 'Great Dying' — the worst mass extinction in our planet’s history — didn’t reach this isolated spot in China
The End-Permian mass extinction killed an estimated 80% of life on Earth, but new research suggests that plants might have ...
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Violent Supernovae Could Have Triggered at Least 2 Extinction Events
Exploding stars in near-solar space may have triggered at least two mass extinction events in Earth's history. An analysis of ...
This extinct tree-dwelling mammal may be among humans’ closer relatives
Mixodectes belonged to an extinct family known as mixodectids and lived during the Paleocene epoch. This geological epoch ...
Violent Supernovae May Have Triggered Two Mass Extinctions
At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...
Violent supernovae 'triggered at least two Earth extinctions'
At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers at Keele University say these ...
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Like your apples and peaches? An NAU researcher says you might have a dinosaur to thank
About 65 million years ago, dinosaurs lumbered through forests. After they went extinct, things changed — and the effects are ...
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Supernova study suggests space blasts wiped out ancient life on Earth
At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...