Green algae represent a diverse group of organisms whose evolutionary history is central to our understanding of plant terrestrialisation. Foundational work has demonstrated that a major evolutionary ...

The transition from aquatic to terrestrial life has been one of the most significant evolutionary challenges. This decisive process in the evolution of life on Earth required a profound renewal of the ...

Look up at the sky—what do you see? During the day, it’s a vast expanse of blue with clouds drifting by. At night, it’s a ...

April 15 (UPI) --For more than 30 years, conservationists and policy makers have prioritized the protection of wilderness and intact habitat, acreage undisturbed by human activities. More recently, ...

New research into true crabs shows that the creatures, as a group, are as old as the oldest known dinosaurs. Evolutionary models have uncovered the fact that crabs, apparently, often migrated from ...

Most of Earth’s terrestrial habitats have lost their ecological integrity, including areas previously categorised as being intact, a study published in the journal Frontiers in Forests and Global ...

Just under 3% of the world’s land remains ecologically intact, with undisturbed habitat and minimal loss of its original animal species, a new study suggests. The research, published Thursday in the ...

Land is constantly being cleared to meet the world’s increasing food demands. With current diets, nearly 90 per cent of land animals could lose some of their habitat by 2050. However, reducing food ...