fill an approximately 25-million-year gap in knowledge by reconciling the molecular clock—or pace of evolution—with the fossil spore record—the physical evidence of early plant life gathered by ...

C4 photosynthesis serves as a prominent example of convergent evolution in complex traits. Here, the authors construct chromosome-scale genome assemblies for five Flaveria species and investigate ...

Dinosaur extinction shaped fruit evolution, influencing diets and ecosystems, including those of human ancestors.

During a billion years of evolution, they’ve become masters of survival. And yet, fungi have also been integral to the development of life on Earth. In fact, neither land plants nor terrestrial ...

their minerals provide vital nutrients that underpin both the abundance and evolution of life. In turn, life has become rocks. Coal was once prehistoric forests of seed ferns and other plants.

From 4.6 billion years ago when the Earth was red hot, the timeline illustrates the evolution of the first life forms through to plants photosynthesising, bacterial evolution, marine life ...

Focus: The dependence of dinosaur diversity evolution and physiology on plants Museum researchers are investigating the extent to which the evolution of dinosaur diversity and physiology was dependent ...