A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.
Researchers used modelling and plant fossils to follow the planet's transition to 10 degrees of warming, which eradicated ...
The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth. Huge volcanoes erupted ...
Research shows how Earth's climate suddenly warmed 10°C, transforming ecosystems and causing the worst mass extinction in history.
The Permian-Triassic extinction, also known as the Great Dying, was the most devastating event in Earth’s history. 96% of ...
Global heating over this millennium could exceed previous estimates due to carbon cycle feedback loops. This is the ...
and accelerated global warming due to a reduction in the ocean's capacity to act as a carbon sink." The Antarctic Circumpolar Current acted as a kind of "ocean conveyor belt" shifting immense ...