The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth.
The Galapagos Rail had not been seen on this island since Charles Darwin's visit to the archipelago in 1835, until now.
Without plants on land, humans could not live on Earth. From mosses to ferns to grasses to trees, plants are our food, fodder and timber. All this diversity emerged from an algal ancestor that ...
Rapid Species Decline Climate change is causing a dramatic decline in species across the globe. Scientists estimate that the ...
Researchers led by Dr. Maura Brunetti at the University of Geneva studied fossilized plant remains, using spores, pollen, and ...