A rapid climate collapse during the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction devastated ocean life and reshuffled Earth’s ecosystems.

A spectacular fossil trove on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen shows that marine life made a stunning comeback after Earth’s ...

A dense Arctic bonebed shows marine life and ocean food webs recovered far faster than scientists once believed after mass ...

Scientists have uncovered a treasure trove of fossils buried under Arctic mud for about 250 million years. These remains, ...

An ocean mass extinction event may not be that far off. Researchers published a new study in the journal Science this month. Scientists say that ocean life could die at levels that rival the biggest ...

A quarter of a billion years ago, things were not going well on planet Earth. That’s putting it mildly. Back then the planet was in the middle of the worst mass extinction event ever—much worse than ...

An illustration shows Lystrosaurus during the end-Permian mass extinction. (Credit: Gina Viglietti) (CN) — Some 250 million years ago, Earth’s warming climate and extreme volcanic activity caused most ...

If greenhouse gas pollution remains unchecked, global warming could trigger the most catastrophic extinction of ocean species since the end of the Permian age, about 250 million years ago, scientists ...

Coral reefs are facing "mass extinction" as changing ocean currents continue to cause widespread bleaching events, a study has found. The new study, published in the journal Oxford Open Climate Change ...

LONDON, UK, June 21, 2011 (ENS) – The oceans are at high risk of entering a phase of extinction of marine species unprecedented in human history, a panel of international marine experts warns in a ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A quarter of a billion years ago, things were not going well on planet Earth. That’s ...