Tropical riparian ecosystems—those found along rivers and wetlands—recovered much faster than expected following the ...

Fossil evidence from North China suggests that some ecosystems may have recovered within just two million years of the ...

This is a well-written important paper on the recovery of fauna and flora following the end-Permian extinction event in several continental sites in northern China. The convincing conclusion, a rapid ...

The new study deciphered the single-most greatest mass extinction on Earth driven by a natural calamity that still exists.

Dinosaurs long dominated Earth's land ecosystems with a multitude of forms including plant-eating giants like Argentinosaurus, meat-eating brutes like Tyrannosaurus and weirdos like Therizinosaurus, ...

Dinosaurs evolved from more primitive reptiles in the aftermath of Earth's biggest mass-extinction event caused by extreme volcanism at the end of the Permian Period about 252 million years ago.

Whether caused by volcanic activity, asteroid impacts, or shifts in ocean currents, these events dramatically altered Earth’s temperature, oxygen levels, and weather patterns. For instance, the ...

Dinosaurs evolved from more primitive reptiles in the aftermath of Earth’s biggest mass-extinction event caused by extreme volcanism at the end of the Permian Period about 252 million years ago.