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How dinosaur extinction helped shape our fruit-eating ancestors
The extinction of giant dinosaurs millions of years ago may have played a big role in shaping the environment that led to the evolution of fruit, and eventually, our own fruit-eating primate ancestors ...
Alarming Trend: Colorado’s Forests Are Releasing More Carbon Than They Absorb
Due to tree mortality from insects, disease, and wildfires, Colorado’s forests now emit more carbon than they absorb. A new ...
Scientists decode the DNA of one of America's most iconic trees, the white oak
Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one ...
Study reveals one good thing from dinosaur extinction that let primates emerge
The extinction of dinosaurs about 65 million years ago helped create an environment where fruits could thrive, leading to the evolution of primates, a new study has found. At such a critical moment in ...
How dinosaur extinctions created an environment that contributed to our fruit-eating primate ancestors
The extinction of the largest dinosaurs to walk the Earth may have played a critical role in creating an environment that ...