Unearthing Africa’s Permian Past For more than 15 years, an international group of paleontologists has been uncovering and ...

Nearly 445 million years ago, during the Late Ordovician period, Earth faced its first known mass extinction,an event so ...

The end-Permian mass extinction, which occurred approximately 252 million years ago, wiped out over 80% of marine species, and its impact on land has long been debated.

The end-Permian mass extinction, which occurred approximately 252 million years ago, wiped out over 80% of marine species, and its impact on land has long been debated.

Citation: “The end-Cretaceous mass extinction restructured functional diversity but failed to configure the modern marine biota.” Edie, Collins, and Jablonski, Science Advances, May 21, 2025.

To say sharks are ancient is a behemoth of an understatement. They evolved around 450 million years ago, before Saturn’s ...

Phanerozoic marine biodiversity : a fresh look at data, methods, patterns and processes / Martin Aberhan and Wolfgang Kiessling ; Coordinated stasis reconsidered : a perspective at fifteen years / ...

Object Details Author Wignall, P. B Contents A time of dying -- Extinction in the shadows -- The killing seas -- Troubled times in the Triassic -- Triassic downfall -- Pangea's final blow -- Pangea's ...

Marine animals, especially those that rely on echolocation and sound to navigate, communicate, and find food, are suffering. Dolphins have fled the area, and manatees are avoiding their usual routes.

Expedited assessments of impacted species welcomed Strong nature laws are the safety net the ocean, and communities that depend on it ...

At the mouth of the Amazon, marine life already suffers the effects of this invisible impact. Petrobras conducts geophysical surveys, including seismic mapping, to identify subsurface oil-bearing ...