Tag Archives: Ecology

A bustling crowd in New York City gathered for the inaugural Earth Day celebration on April 22, 1970.
1970: Celebrating Earth Day – A Global Movement for Environmental Awareness

Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, emerged from the environmental activism of the 1960s, highlighted by Rachel Carson's work, fostering global awareness and action for environmental stewardship and sustainability

These early land plants, resembling mosses here on these rocks, likely grew near water
c. 470 Million BCE: The Emergence of Land Plants and Their Impact on Earth

Explores the evolution of the first land plants from aquatic ancestors, their adaptations to survive desiccation, and their significant impact on Earth's atmosphere and ecology, including the increase of oxygen and the emergence of wildfires