Other Permian detectives suspect the killer oozed up from the sea. For years scientists have known that the deep ocean lacked oxygen in the late Permian. But most life is concentrated in shallow ...

The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth.

Earth. Yet, a region in China provided a haven for plants and animals, revealing unexpected resilience. This discovery, ...

Produced water from the Permian Basin could even help revitalize oceans, according to Joseph Alexander, founder and president ...

The End-Permian mass extinction killed an estimated 80% of life on Earth, but new research suggests that plants might have ...

The cause of the Permian-Triassic extinction event is not fully understood. Various theories have been proposed, such as an unknown asteroid impact, massive volcanic eruptions in what is now Siberia, ...

Diamondback, the largest independent oil and gas producer in the Permian Basin, plans to formally announce the deal for Double Eagle as early as Tuesday morning, said the people, who asked to not ...

Occidental Petroleum Corp. announced Tuesday two agreements to divest several United States assets in the Permian Basin and the Rocky Mountains to undisclosed buyers for a combined price of $1.2 ...

Permian Basin-focused Diamondback Energy emerged as the region’s reigning independent producer giant a year ago following its $26 billion buyout of privately-held Endeavor Energy Resources. That ...

Scientists have uncovered how plants responded to catastrophic climate changes 250 million years ago. Their findings reveal the long, drawn-out process of ecosystem recovery following one of the most ...

ocean acidification and prolonged droughts. "Recovery in marine life after the end-Permian extinction has been extensively studied, but the timeline of ecosystem recovery in life on land is much ...