Humans evolved to live on an icy planet. Earth is usually much hotter.
As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.
Desert plants' clever survival trick: Two dormancy cycles a year ensure survival in harsh conditions
A research team led by Prof. Huang Zhenying from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has discovered a remarkable survival strategy—a unique seed dormancy cycling mechanism ...
Arachnid evolution redefined: Whole-genome duplications and multiple land colonizations
A recent paper provides an updated perspective on the evolutionary history of chelicerates—a diverse and ecologically ...
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Earth’s cycles may have sparked the chemical foundations of life
Fluctuations in ancient Earth’s environment might have propelled the chemical complexity that laid the foundation for life.