The ‘Great Dying’ Wiped Out 90% Of Life, Then Came 5 Million Years Of Lethal Heat. New Fossils Explain Why

Around 252 million years ago, life on Earth suffered its most catastrophic blow to date: a mass extinction event known as the “Great Dying” that wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists. The planet became lethally hot a ...Read more