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480 million-year-old fossil spores from Western Australia record how ancient plants spread to land – Devdiscourse

Land plants make up around 80 of Earths biomass.The pioneering plants were small and moss-like, and they had to overcome two…

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When plants first ventured onto the land, evolving from freshwater-dwelling algae, more than 500 million years ago, they transformed the planet. By drawing carbon dioxide from the air, they cooled Earth, and by eroding rock surfaces they helped build the…

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