Permian

If we want to know what sorts of creatures will survive the next mass extinction, the best place to look is the…

The extinction at the end of the Permian period 252 million years ago was one of the darkest chapters in the history…

Volcanoes are often painted as harbingers of destruction—and for good reason. But sometimes, they can help life…

A little over 250 million years ago, our planet experienced a mass extinction the likes of which have never been…

That's the intriguing new hypothesis put forward to explain the Permian mass extinction, which wiped out more than…

These are the first photos of some of the countless treasures found in the extraordinary 298-million-year-old forest…

American and Chinese scientists are flabbergasted after discovering a giant 298-million-year-old forest buried…

Raging wildfires, acidified oceans and soaring temperatures likely caused a mass distinction 250 million years ago…

About 250 million years ago, the world suffered through an extinction event that makes the death of the dinosaurs…

This is Dimetrodon, the world's top predator about 270 million years ago. Living before the dawn of the dinosaurs,…

Among paleontologists, it's sometimes called the "Great Dying." Roughly a quarter of a billion years ago, 90-95…