April 29th, 2021, 6:00AM / BY Emily Leclerc
Fossil plants reveal information about the temperature and precipitation of past climates. Scientists use what they learn from fossil plants to inform their research on modern climate change (USNM PAL 606436, Smithsonian)
In a world obsessed with human ingenuity, plants are perhaps the most underappreciated innovators. Their ability to adapt sprouts from necessity. Plants cannot root elsewhere when faced with an inhospitable environment.
“Plants are the masters of taking what’s available and using it to their advantage,” said Rich Barclay, a research geologist in the paleobiology department at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
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