Anthropocene
number of breaks: 2
showing 1-2 of 2 breaks
Millions of years of evolution at stake on Madagascar
The island of Madagascar is one of the world’s most important hotspots of biodiversity, harboring diverse species from baobab trees to lemurs and even the world’s smallest chameleon, most of which are found nowhere else on Earth. In fact, around 90% of its species of... click to read more
Views 1938
Reading time 4 min
published on Aug 14, 2023
Humans are affecting the evolution of animals and plants
Like in a theatre where actors interact to perform the script of a given play, species on Earth interact with each other in an ecological arena, interpreting millions of years of evolution. The famous ecologist G.E. Hutchinson made that analogy back in 1965, calling attention... click to read more
Views 9670
Reading time 3 min
published on Feb 13, 2020
Editor's picks
The lifetime of memories
by
Thomas Stefanelli
,
Pablo Mendez
A Weekend Camping is Just What the Doctor Ordered
by
Hannah Kent Ritchie
,
Ellen R. Stothard
,
Kenneth P. Wright
Trending now
How accurate is our memory?
by
Nicholas B. Diamond
High performance silks deployed by web building wolf spiders
by
Sean J. Blamires
,
Mariángeles Lacava
,
Luis F. García
What were the ice age ‘stilt-legged’ horses of North America?
by
Peter D. Heintzman
How do plants breathe?
by
Richard Morris
,
Hugh Woolfenden
The lifetime of memories
by
Thomas Stefanelli
,
Pablo Mendez
Popular topics