Surprising new fossil evidence undermines the idea that there was ever a mass extinction on land – and may force us to ...

These organisms are the ancestors of every living thing today. To paleontologists, the End-Permian Mass Extinction is the temporal boundary between the ancient paleozoic fauna and the modern fauna — a ...

Some areas in the Permian have hit geological limits while others, yet to be drilled, are not expected to be as prolific as the prime Tier 1 acreage. Despite record U.S. crude oil production ...

Microorganisms might explain the slow rebound from the "Great Dying." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. At the end of the ...

Handling the ocean of produced water that surfaces alongside the Permian Basin’s crude oil ... toxic effects of all pollutants on aquatic organisms and involves exposing aquatic organisms ...