Plant fossils from 400m years ago show how soils became stabilised, a key moment in the evolution of life The “present is the key to the past” is our mantra for all sorts of geological interpretation.
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Life in the Devonian period: What it was really like
Human beings have existed for 300,000 years and have managed to live in many unstable environments. We’ve survived ice ages, devastating pandemics and world wars. But how would we fare even further ...
Artist’s impression of the landscape over 400 million years ago, when plants began diversifying the arrangement of their vascular tissues, increasing their overall stature, and exploring increasingly ...
Discovered over 160 years ago, Prototaxites fossils continue to divide scientists. These 400-million-year-old structures may belong to a completely extinct branch of life. Prototaxites in an Early ...
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