Nanjing University School of Earth Sciences and Engineering

Stable cooling fostered life, rapid warming brought death: scientists use high-resolution fusuline data reveal evolutionary responses to cooling and warming

A recent study found that global cooling promoted rapid evolution and diversification of marine life during the Late Paleozoic era, while abrupt warming led to mass extinctions. The research used high-resolution fusuline data to reconstruct the history of this ancient group of single-celled organisms.