Around 252 million years ago, Earth was nearly lifeless, with nearly all life forms wiped out. This event, known as the ...

A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...

The End-Permian mass extinction was caused by a much more extreme disaster than present-day climate change. Back then, the poles’ ice caps completely disappeared, which would translate to a 230 ...

Fossils from Earth’s biggest extinction reveal forest collapse triggered runaway warming - offering a warning for today’s ...

An ancient climate tipping point is revealed in new fossils dating back to Earth’s most severe extinction event, called the ...

The end-Permian mass extinction was the deadliest event in Earth’s history. Also called the Great Dying, it is thought to have nearly wiped out all life on Earth 252 million years ago.

First study to explore how ancient reptiles spread across the Earth after the end-Permian mass extinction. New research ...

The end-Permian mass extinction occurred around 252 million years ago, and wiped out over 80% of marine species and 70% of terrestrial species due to extreme environmental changes including ...

Great Dying debates. During the end-Permian mass extinction––also called the Great Dying–80 percent of marine species were wiped out. While most species on land did not fare much better, the ...

The Capitanian mass extinction was once lumped in with the “Great Dying” of the end-Permian mass extinction, but the lesser-known extinction occurred 8–10 million years earlier.

Life—in its myriad forms and billions of years on Earth—hasn’t ever experienced as harrowing an event as the end-Permian mass extinction.Fittingly known as The Great Dying, this period saw ...

Mega El Niños could have intensified the world’s most devastating mass extinction, which ended the Permian Period 252 million years ago, a new study found. CNN values your feedback 1.