Ancient life thrived after supercontinents trapped nutrient-rich soil

The altering circulation of nutrient-rich soil throughout the planet because the continents shifted was a key driver of evolution and biodiversity, researchers have discovered – suggesting that the human-driven soil degradation we see immediately could also be having a bigger affect on ecosystems than beforehand thought-about.

Tristan Salles on the College of Sydney, Australia, and his colleagues made the invention with a pc mannequin that recreates the motion of Earth’s landmasses, utilizing information on historic precipitation,…