International scientists have uncovered the oldest known phosphatic stromatoporoid sponge, dating back approximately 480 million years to the Early Ordovician, in South China.

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

After Earth's worst mass extinction, surviving ocean animals spread worldwide. Stanford's model shows why this happened.

The operator described the discovery as 'significant' to natural gas exploration in the Paleozoic granite buried hills in Beibu Gulf basin. Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal.

Enough time has passed since December 1991 that it feels okay that we can revisit that month’s Guitar World cover and declare it one of the greatest of all time. Neal Preston took the photo, and ...

Extinction is not exclusive to dinosaurs. Our planet has gone through at least five periods of mass extinction, with the planet likely in a sixth wave of mass extinction–this one, driven by humans.

resulting in a chain of events that could cause a mass extinction.During the Devonian geological era, life thrived on land for the first time, but early land plants and animals making the ...

Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in Earth's history, according to new research. The explosive supernova deaths of ...

The team suggested a supernova may have stripped the ozone layer that shields the Earth from damaging radiation, resulting in a chain of events that could cause a mass extinction.During the Devonian ...