TGIF: The Cambrian Explosion Song
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By , on July 15th, 2011 4 comments   Biodiversity, Evolution, Geology, Paleobiology, TGIF: Pictures & Movies   , ,  

Because it’s Friday and you need to begin every Friday morning with a song about the Cambrian Explosion Because it’s Friday and you need to begin every Friday morning with a song about the Cambrian Explosion

Tide Pool: Cephalopods, Ash, and Sulphur Are to Blame
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By , on February 24th, 2011 Leave a comment   Biodiversity, Cephalopods!, Environmental Sciences, Evolution, Geology, Natural Disaster, New Research, Paleobiology, Paleobiology   , , , , , , , , , ,  

An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! Heightened biodiversity may make an ecosystem more stabile and robust.  One of the reasons for this is that high biodiversity may create redundant species, i.e. species that serve a similar ecological role in the ecosystem.  A loss of one species may not . . . → Read More: Tide Pool: Cephalopods, Ash, and Sulphur Are to Blame

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