A research team led by Academician Jin Zhijun from the Institute of Energy, Peking University, has revealed how interactions between Earth's tectonic activity and astronomical cycles jointly shaped ...

The curious minds at What If let you live through the entire Paleozoic Era, exploring the dramatic shifts in life, climate, and geography over hundreds of millions of years.

(CN) — Scientists announced a method Monday of determining the Earth’s temperature from the early Paleozoic era, allowing them to track the rise and fall of different species as the planet warmed and ...

Remnants of decaying tiny animals were colonized by others in an interspecies interaction dating back 480 million years. By Asher Elbein The bodies of the dead drift to the bottom of the ocean, where ...

Modeling of average (left) and minimum surface temperatures during the Pennsylvanian Period. Top row shows low carbon dioxide and maximum glaciation in the southern hemisphere (Mattheus et al). A new ...

long before dinosaurs, earth was ruled by oceans filled with bizarre creatures and landscapes that barely resemble the world ...

Dec. 31—More than a decade after the last major exhibit opened at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque, a new display focused on the Paleozoic era is coming soon. Some ...

Neither plant, nor animal, nor fungus: science finally discovers what these 8-metre giants were - ...