The remote locale that shielded plants during Earth’s biggest mass extinction
About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and ...
This tiny Nevada town is in shock after Great Basin National Park lost 20% of its staff
Baker is a tiny town in Nevada with a population of 41. It’s the last stop on America’s loneliest road, before entering Utah, ...
For children: How infertile lands in the Chambal basin helped biodiversity flourish
Agriculture flourished, and the very people who robbed and caused fear for a living now have children going to school. They ...
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Chinese fossil site suggests land plants survived Earth’s worst mass extinction
A recently uncovered fossil location in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin suggests that some terrestrial ecosystems were only marginally affected by the most cataclysmic extinction event in Earth’s history, ...
Charleston land trust CEO leaving to take a national leadership role
Ashley Demosthenes has led the Lowcountry Land Trust for a decade and helped conserve land across the Lowcountry. She's ...