Land plants began reshaping Earth 455 million years ago, scientists discover

Pinpointing when early land plants colonized terrestrial environments and began influencing Earth's systems is a core ...
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Land plants expanded on land 455 million years ago, reshaping Earth's environment: study

Taken together, the findings suggest that the rise of early land plants significantly advanced the oxidation of Earth's surface environment around 455 million years ago, and may have contributed to ...
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Early land plants reshaped Earth 30m yrs earlier than thought, study finds

The expansion of early land plants across terrestrial environments has been a key focus in planetary evolution research due to its crucial role in raising oxygen levels and transforming the living ...

Species on east–west coastlines are more likely to go extinct than those on north–south shores—new study

As the Atlantic warms, many fish along the east coast of North America have moved northward to keep within their preferred temperature range. Black sea bass, for instance, have shifted hundreds of ...