A worldwide compilation of insect abundance studies shows the number of land-dwelling insects is in decline. On average, there is a global decrease of 0.92 percent per year, which translates …read more Source:: Science
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In Earth’s largest extinction, land animal die-offs began long before marine extinction
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•Because of poor dates for land fossils laid down before and after the mass extinction at the end of the Permian, paleontologists assumed that the terrestrial extinctions from Gondwana occurred …read more Source:: Science
Global levels of biodiversity could be lower than we think, new study warns
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•Biodiversity across the globe could be in a worse state than previously thought, as assessments fail to account for long-lasting impact of land change, a new study has warned. …read more Source:: Science
Early animals: Death near the shoreline, not life on land
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•Our understanding of when the very first animals started living on land is helped by identifying trace fossils — the tracks and trails left by ancient animals — in sedimentary …read more Source:: Science