The looming demise of three NASA satellites has scientists bracing for the loss of climate and atmospheric data — especially ...

Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing ...

Scientists don't call it the "Great Dying" for nothing. About 252 million years ago, upward of 80% of all marine species ...

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

Learn about the climate changes that followed the end-Permian extinction, allowing select species to take over the planet's ...

Researchers comparing satellite measurements of the planet’s water with the wobble in its rotation identified a steady loss ...

For over a decade, a star system on the verge of unleashing a deadly gamma ray burst appeared to have its guns trained on Earth ... now they — and the entire planet — may finally breathe ...

That distinction belongs to the Permian-Triassic extinction or the Great Dying ... 90 percent of all species on Earth were wiped out and the biosphere of the planet was completely altered.

An analysis of changes to global ecosystems has revealed that almost nowhere is untouched by the influence of humanity, with ...