Stay updated with breaking news from Conrad labandeira. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
How the Chicxulub Impactor gave rise to modern rainforests New and improved plant sex: Plants produced attractive flowers containing sugary rewards for insects who carry pollen (basically the male sperm of the plants) to other flowers, helping plants reproduce. This strategy was so successful that flowering plants took over tropical forests, and the world. WASHINGTON, DC .- Tropical rainforests today are biodiversity hotspots and play an important role in the worlds climate systems. A new study published in Science sheds light on the origins of modern rainforests and may help scientists understand how rainforests will respond to a rapidly changing climate in the future. ....
The dinosaur-killing asteroid reshaped Earth's tropical forest sciencenews.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sciencenews.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Loading video. VIDEO: What happened in the tropics when an asteroid hit the planet and how did it shape today s rainforests? view more Credit: Monica Carvalho Tropical rainforests today are biodiversity hotspots and play an important role in the world s climate systems. A new study published today in Science sheds light on the origins of modern rainforests and may help scientists understand how rainforests will respond to a rapidly changing climate in the future. The study led by researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) shows that the asteroid impact that ended the reign of dinosaurs 66 million years ago also caused 45% of plants in what is now Colombia to go extinct, and it made way for the reign of flowering plants in modern tropical rainforests. ....