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Mass Extinctions and Faunal Turnovers

Mass Extinctions and Faunal Turnovers

Events like the Permian–Triassic and Triassic–Jurassic boundary that reset life’s trajectory 1. The Role of Mass Extinctions Throughout Earth’s 4.6-billion-year history, life has endured several mass extinction crises, where a...

Mass Extinctions and Faunal Turnovers

Events like the Permian–Triassic and Triassic–Jurassic boundary that reset life’s trajectory 1. The Role of Mass Extinctions Throughout Earth’s 4.6-billion-year history, life has endured several mass extinction crises, where a...

The Age of Reptiles: Dinosaurs and Marine Reptiles

The Age of Reptiles: Dinosaurs and Marine Reptiles

Mesozoic dominance by dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and giant marine reptiles The Mesozoic World Spanning about 186 million years (from ~252 to 66 million years ago), the Mesozoic Era consists of the...

The Age of Reptiles: Dinosaurs and Marine Reptiles

Mesozoic dominance by dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and giant marine reptiles The Mesozoic World Spanning about 186 million years (from ~252 to 66 million years ago), the Mesozoic Era consists of the...

Devonian to Carboniferous: Early Forests and Amphibians

Devonian to Carboniferous: Early Forests and Am...

Rise of forests, oxygen spikes, and vertebrates evolving limbs and lungs to exploit land A World in Transition The late Paleozoic Era encompassed dramatic changes in Earth’s biosphere and climate....

Devonian to Carboniferous: Early Forests and Am...

Rise of forests, oxygen spikes, and vertebrates evolving limbs and lungs to exploit land A World in Transition The late Paleozoic Era encompassed dramatic changes in Earth’s biosphere and climate....

The Early Earth and the Origin of Life

The Early Earth and the Origin of Life

The story of Earth’s earliest history is one of extraordinary change: from a chaotic, molten aggregate of dust and planetesimals to a planet capable of nurturing complex life. Over the...

The Early Earth and the Origin of Life

The story of Earth’s earliest history is one of extraordinary change: from a chaotic, molten aggregate of dust and planetesimals to a planet capable of nurturing complex life. Over the...

Future Research in Planetary Science

Future Research in Planetary Science

Planetary science thrives on a synergy of space missions, observational astronomy, and theoretical modeling. Each new wave of exploration—be it spacecraft visiting unexplored dwarf planets or advanced telescopes imaging exoplanet...

Future Research in Planetary Science

Planetary science thrives on a synergy of space missions, observational astronomy, and theoretical modeling. Each new wave of exploration—be it spacecraft visiting unexplored dwarf planets or advanced telescopes imaging exoplanet...

The Habitable Zone Concept

The Habitable Zone Concept

Regions where temperatures allow liquid water, guiding searches for life-supporting planets 1. Water and Habitability Throughout the history of astrobiology, liquid water has served as a central criterion for life...

The Habitable Zone Concept

Regions where temperatures allow liquid water, guiding searches for life-supporting planets 1. Water and Habitability Throughout the history of astrobiology, liquid water has served as a central criterion for life...