Tag Archives: plants
Origins of photosynthesis in vegetation dated to 1.25 billion years in the past
The world’s oldest algae fossils are a billion years previous, in response to a brand new evaluation by earth scientists. Based mostly on this discovering, the researchers additionally estimate that the premise for photosynthesis in at present’s vegetation was set … Continue reading
Mid-Mesozoic beetle in amber stirs questions on rise of flowering plants and pollinators
The discovery of a beetle and pollen in 105-million-year-old Spanish amber is proof of a new insect pollination mode that dates to the mid-Mesozoic, before the rise of flowering plants. The study places this discovery in the context of a … Continue reading
Did these baby dinosaurs munch on meat while their parents pecked at plants?
The dinosaur that lost its teeth 00:51 Why do birds have beaks and not teeth? This dino may have the answer A modest little dinosaur that scampered across northwestern China 160 million years ago boasted a unique trait not seen … Continue reading
Neanderthals on cold steppes also ate plants
Neanderthals in cold regions probably ate a lot more vegetable food than was previously thought, according to new research on ancient Neanderthal dental plaque. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Plants are ‘biting’ back
Calcium phosphate is a widespread biomineral in the animal kingdom: Bones and teeth largely consist of this very tough mineral substance. Researchers from Bonn University could now for the first time demonstrate the presence of calcium phosphate as a structural … Continue reading
Fearsome Dinosaur-Age “Hammerhead” Reptile Ate… Plants?
The filter-feeding reptile’s fossilized jaw was discovered in southwest China in 2014. Photo by Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology/Chinese Academy of Sciences With a maw like a vacuum cleaner, Atopodentatus unicus lived 242 million years ago, following the Permian-Triassic … Continue reading
Plants crawled onto land earlier than we give them credit, genetic evidence suggests
Plant biologists agree that it all began with green algae. At some point in our planet’s history, the common ancestor of trees and flowers developed an alternating life cycle — allowing their offspring to conquer Earth. But now scientists argue … Continue reading
The largest tree plants
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Genes make sterile rice plants
(ANSA) – Beijing, 14 SEP identified three genes into the DNA of rice that make plants sterile hybrid born from the crossing of two maize varieties are widely available. The discovery, published in the journal Science, will make it possible … Continue reading
Genes make sterile rice plants
(ANSA) – Beijing, 14 SEP identified three genes into the DNA of rice that make plants sterile hybrid born from the crossing of two maize varieties are widely available. The discovery, published in the journal Science, will make it possible … Continue reading