Supernovas may have played a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests
New research suggests the violent explosions of dying stars may have caused two of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions millions ...
The remote locale that shielded plants during Earth’s biggest mass extinction
About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and ...
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Scientists Find Life-Thriving “Oasis” During Earth’s Mass Extinction, 252M Years Ago
Scientists have found a rare life "oasis" where plants and animals thrived during Earth's deadliest mass extinction 252 ...
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Supernovas may have played a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests
Violent supernovas may have caused two of Earth’s largest ... of events that could cause a mass extinction. During the Devonian geological era, life thrived on land for the first time, but ...
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'Life oasis' provided refuge for plants during Earth's worst extinction event
A region in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium - or “life oasis”- for terrestrial plants during the end-Permian ...
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Refuge from the worst mass extinction in Earth's history discovered fossilized in China
The End-Permian mass extinction killed an estimated 80% of life on Earth, but new research suggests that plants might have ...
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More than half of life on Earth experiencing unprecedented conditions
An analysis of changes to global ecosystems has revealed that almost nowhere is untouched by the influence of humanity, with ...
Ancient Fossils Reveal Survival Secrets of Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction
Can plants uncover the survival secrets of Earth’s darkest days? A research team from (UCC), the University of Connecticut, ...