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

Some of the most massive and influential stars in the universe are OB stars. These blue giants, many times more massive than ...

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

New research suggests that powerful star explosions, called supernovae, may have caused at least two mass extinctions in ...

Scientists have found a rare life "oasis" where plants and animals thrived during Earth's deadliest mass extinction 252 ...

About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and ...

Namely, a group of primitive amphibians called the temnospondyls. They may have survived the Great Dying by feeding on some ...

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

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...

Exploding stars known as supernovas may have sparked mass extinctions that wiped out up to 85% of animals on Earth.

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...