Learn more about the newly found fossils that show plant resilience during the “Great Dying.” ...

Scientists have found a rare life "oasis" where plants and animals thrived during Earth's deadliest mass extinction 252 ...

It came from outer space! In the early morning of June 30, 1908, people in the remote Tunguska region of Siberia beheld an ...

This image shows the reconstruction of the terrestrial landscape before (B), during (A), and after (C) the mass extinction at the end of the Permian Period in ...

About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and ...

A region in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium - or “life oasis”- for terrestrial plants during the end-Permian ...

Gold mining shapes economies and fuels global markets, but only a handful of nations dominate the industry. Some are longtime giants, while others are rising fast, reshaping the landscape of gold ...

From fiery 'blood moons' to ancient legends, discover the surprising science and history behind lunar eclipses.

Their unusual story began about a hundred years ago. Now, as they head to the high north, an ambitious new chapter is being ...

Observers across most of the United States will have front-row seats to the spectacular total lunar eclipse overnight on March 13-14. Here's what to expect.

A new study reveals that a region in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or “Life oasis” for terrestrial plants ...

The mysterious curly coated horses in South America evaded the famed naturalist. But now one couple is forming a herd of ...