Bacteria are the most diverse organisms on Earth, with a number of species that’s difficult to quantify. They’re also incredibly old. Bacteria consist of a single cell. They do not have bones and are ...

Movement of rivers, mountains, oceans and sediment nutrients at the geological timescale are the central drivers of Earth's biodiversity, research published in Nature has revealed. The research also ...

Schematic overview of the coupled atmosphere-interior evolution model. This model considers the diffusion of atmospheric H2 ...

Observations on the Theorems of the Soul~About this seriesThis article is part of a series re-edited from the Kindle e-book "Soul Mechanics" (Volumes 1 and 2), based on my perspective as the author ...

A landmark study into the geological timescale distribution of sediment and nutrients over 500 million years shows that species biodiversity on Earth is driven by landscape dynamics. Movement of ...

Top panel shows reconstructed sediment fluxes to the oceans vs diversity of marine animals. Bottom panel shows sediment cover in continental regions vs the long-term trend in land-plant diversity.