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Fossil records help us understand the present and predict future ecosystems
Nov. 5, 2021—By Miqu茅la Thornton Due to a multitude of human-driven impacts, the Earth is experiencing a聽biodiversity crisis. It has been referred to as the聽Sixth Mass Extinction, and scientists are examining similar events in the planet鈥檚 geological past looking for clues in ancient ecosystems to help us solve present-day issues. Current events have produced dramatic changes in...
Darwin’s Magnificient Mystery and the Microbiome
Nov. 4, 2021—Darwin鈥檚聽On聽the聽Origin of Species聽put forth a聽seminal and聽revolutionary thesis for the life sciences聽in 1859:聽Populations with a common ancestor evolve over time with enough change to become different species that no longer successfully interbreed.聽This process of descent with modification continues over time to produce lineages of new species. Darwin聽famously referred to the process of one species becoming two...