Earth, land plants and mass extinction

'Life oasis' provided refuge for plants during Earth's worst extinction event
A region in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium - or “life oasis”- for terrestrial plants during the end-Permian mass extinction.
The remote locale that shielded plants during Earth’s biggest mass extinction
About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and bounced back faster.
Chinese fossil site suggests land plants survived Earth’s worst mass extinction
A recently uncovered fossil location in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin suggests that some terrestrial ecosystems were only marginally affected by the most cataclysmic extinction event in Earth’s history, the end-Permian mass extinction.
Scientists Discover a Lost World in China That Survived Earth’s Greatest Mass Extinction
Scientists have uncovered a hidden prehistoric ecosystem in China that defied Earth's deadliest mass extinction, revealing a lost world that thrived while most life perished.
A Life Oasis Protected Plants During the Permian Mass Extinction Event
Even during one of Earth's largest mass extinction events, where heat waves kill of a majority of Earth's species, at least one oasis of survival existed. The findings suggest that there may have been pockets of protection throughout Earth - challenging the notion that the heat affected life on the planet uniformly,
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This tiny Nevada town is in shock after Great Basin National Park lost 20% of its staff
Baker, Nevada, relies on tourism in Great Basin National Park, which just lost 20% of its staff from federal cuts.
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Letters: Helen Richardson captured the sad end of Chico Basin Ranch
Shame on the State Land Board! Best of luck to the Phillips ... Her photo essay of the ranching family leaving Chico Basin Ranch was special. Brava to Helen, and to The Post for making space ...
Plan to reduce local wildfire risk approved
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The Lake Tahoe Basin Community Wildfire Protection Plan has been signed and approved. The plans ...
'There is literally no one': The fallout coming to Lake Tahoe after forest service gutted
Federal cuts have gutted the already-stretched-thin Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, putting on hold critical work for the ...
Charleston land trust CEO leaving to take a national leadership role
Ashley Demosthenes has led the Lowcountry Land Trust for a decade and helped conserve land across the Lowcountry. She's moving into a new role in Washington.