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Study Reveals Ancient Climate Shift Boosted Pollination

8/11/2025

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A groundbreaking study in Paleobiology uncovers that 56 million years ago, during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, climate change boosted animal pollination while diminishing wind pollination in Wyoming's Bighorn Basin. This finding highlights the resilience of ecosystems and pollinators to gradual changes, underscoring the urgent need to address today's rapid climate shifts.

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A groundbreaking study in Paleobiology uncovers that 56 million years ago, during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, climate change boosted animal pollination while diminishing wind pollination in Wyoming's Bighorn Basin. This finding highlights the resilience of ecosystems and pollinators to gradual changes, underscoring the urgent need to address today's rapid climate shifts.