Earth has a flair for dramatic resets, though it usually takes millions of years to deliver them. Over its long history, life has been knocked back by volcanic eruptions, climate swings, changing seas ...

In school, we learned about the asteroid that wiped out an estimated 76% of all creatures. Scientists now call this the fifth mass extinction. You’re reading that correctly: throughout Earth’s history ...

Sixty-six million years ago, a giant asteroid slammed into Earth and changed life forever. The impact wiped out all non-avian ...

Scientists discovered hidden phosphorus spikes in ancient limestone that may help explain two of Earth’s worst marine mass ...

When the world goes bad, some plants do something astonishing. They can’t run or hide, nor can they do much about changing ...

Researchers have uncovered new evidence that short-lived spikes in ocean phosphorus may have played a major role in two of the most severe marine extinctions in Earth's history. Dr. Matthew Dodd from ...

New study reveals brief, globally coherent phosphorus spikes linked to ancient marine mass extinctions. The findings highlight how nutrient-cycle disruption can contribute to ocean oxygen loss and ...

In low-latitude North China, riparian ecosystems began to recover 2–3 million years after the end-Permian mass extinction.

Food systems and biodiversity are deeply intertwined. Agroecology is grounded in biodiversity, taking advantage of ecological ...