Environment
Ancient Wildfires: Researchers Examine Evolution Of Forest Fires
Even though plants first emerged on Earth 400 million years ago, it was not until approximately 80 million years later that wildfires began ripping through forests and grasslands like they do today in California. This could explain why plants were able to diversify the way they did.
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