https://epsci.ucr.edu/ en https://epsci.ucr.edu/news/2021/12/20/deadliest-period-earths-history-was-also-stinkiest <span>Deadliest period in Earth’s history was also the stinkiest</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-01-18T12:02:19-08:00" title="Tuesday, January 18, 2022 - 12:02">Tue, 01/18/2022 - 12:02</time> </span> <a href="https://epsci.ucr.edu/news">More News</a> <picture> <source srcset="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_l/public/stinker.jpg?h=35d27844&amp;itok=hMcu071Z 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1401px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1170" height="450"> <source srcset="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_l/public/stinker.jpg?h=35d27844&amp;itok=hMcu071Z 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1400px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1170" height="450"> <source srcset="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_m/public/stinker.jpg?h=35d27844&amp;itok=Fzzm_pLx 1x" media="all and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1023" height="450"> <source srcset="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_s/public/stinker.jpg?h=35d27844&amp;itok=XdYexHTY 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="767" height="767"> <img loading="eager" width="1170" height="450" src="https://epsci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_l/public/stinker.jpg?h=35d27844&amp;itok=hMcu071Z" alt> </picture> JULES BERNSTEIN <time datetime="2021-12-20T12:00:00Z">December 20, 2021</time> <p>Generally, scientists believe Siberian volcanos spitting greenhouse gases primarily drove the mass extinction event about 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian period. The gases caused extreme warming, which in turn led 80% of all marine species, as well as many land species, to go extinct.</p> <p>Until now, scientists could not explain exactly how the heat caused those deaths. A new UC Riverside-led&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-021-00829-7.epdf?sharing_token=B-bMK2w9sAwTnBjLwde_utRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0OvJv95nlXiAowp3Ovu38nkL5jBkU_rHaSGKMI1osgPf7obMGbCbSstdFuAWP9XLaAtqnm0hQ6m7Xl179hMgEctNeNKjH5_yZaofrFkAljvJTN6QenbQ372TTJuucdSA1w%3D" rel=" noopener" target="_blank">study</a>&nbsp;in Nature Geoscience shows that the heat accelerated microbes’ metabolisms, creating deadly conditions.</p> <p><a href="https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2021/12/20/deadliest-period-earths-history-was-also-stinkiest">Read More</a></p> <a href="https://epsci.ucr.edu/edge" hreflang="en">Environmental Dynamics and GeoEcology</a><div class="tags-title">Tags</div> <div class="tags-list"> <div><a href="https://epsci.ucr.edu/tags/dominik-hulse" hreflang="en">Dominik Hülse</a></div> </div> <div class="sharing-title">Share This</div><span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://epsci.ucr.edu/news/2021/12/20/deadliest-period-earths-history-was-also-stinkiest" data-a2a-title="Deadliest period in Earth’s history was also the stinkiest"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_x"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a><a class="a2a_button_google_plus"></a><a class="a2a_button_email"></a><a class="a2a_button_printfriendly"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share" aria-label="more options to share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fepsci.ucr.edu%2Fnews%2F2021%2F12%2F20%2Fdeadliest-period-earths-history-was-also-stinkiest&amp;title=Deadliest%20period%20in%20Earth%E2%80%99s%20history%20was%20also%20the%20stinkiest"></a></span><script> (function () { const customClassName = 'show-for-sr'; const targetContainer = document.querySelector('.a2a_kit.addtoany_list'); if (!targetContainer) return; const addClassToLabels = () => { const labels = targetContainer.querySelectorAll('.a2a_label'); if (labels.length > 0) { labels.forEach(label => { if (!label.classList.contains(customClassName)) { label.classList.add(customClassName); } }); console.log('Successfully applied show-for-sr class to AddToAny labels.'); return true; } return false; }; const observerConfig = { childList: true, subtree: true }; const observer = new MutationObserver((mutationsList, observer) => { if (addClassToLabels()) { observer.disconnect(); } }); if (!addClassToLabels()) { observer.observe(targetContainer, observerConfig); } })(); </script> Tue, 18 Jan 2022 20:02:19 +0000 Anonymous 886 at https://epsci.ucr.edu