Human beings have existed for 300,000 years and have managed to live in many unstable environments. We've survived ice ages, ...

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The Devonian Period, spanning approximately 419–359 million years ago, represents a pivotal phase in South America’s deep-time history. Fossiliferous formations across the continent—particularly ...

Our distant relative figured out how to survive in a dramatically different environment, can you? By the end of the Devonian Period, the land had exploded with plant life and ancient invertebrates.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. ‘Lungfish’ would have been a common sight in the Devonian ...