Our Research
Our research focuses on the evolution of life, from the first unicellular microbes and plankton that contributed oxygen to Earth's early atmosphere to the origin of humans and our ecological footprint on the environment.
We employ interdisciplinary approaches, such as paleontology, sedimentology and biogeochemistry to resolve questions about the ancient past. We study the structure of fossil plants and animals, undertake taxonomic studies, and utilize the diversity and specialized adaptations of past life to interpret and reconstruct ancient ecosystems.
We also aim to answer questions about how ecosystems responded to global crises and how they recovered after catastrophic mass extinctions. Our research addresses climate change through geological time and its relationship to biodiversity changes.
Read about the most recent research news here
Methane-Seepage in the Calcareous Alps
Investigating a New Hypothesis for Mass Occurrences of Halorella pedata and Related Brachiopods
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Terrestrialization of the Biosphere
Geochemical Fingerprints of Ancient Life
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The Frozen Garden of Eden
Vertebrate Paleontology in Antarctica
Human Ecological Impact
Carnivores and the Ecological Footprint of Early Humans
Evolution of Angiosperms
Early Evolution of Flowering Plants and Cretaceous Vegetation
Impacts and Life
Hydrothermal activity driven by heat from the impact melt can potentially support a deep biosphere!
Mesozoic Mass-Extinction Events
and Perturbations in the Carbon Cycle
Deep-Sea Ecosystems
Biogeography of Methane-seep Faunas Through Time
Emergence of the Modern Biosphere
Decrypting the Early Record
Exceptional Permineralized Biotas
Windows into the Evolution and Functional Diversity of Terrestrial Ecosystems Through Time
PT Biotic Crisis
Causes and Effects of the Permian-Triassic Biotic Crisis Inferred from Continental Margin Sections and Modeling
Palaeoclimates
Warm and Wet or Hot and Dry Future Earth? The Dual Role of CO2 Explored with Fossil Plants
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Shallow Origins?
Evolution of Animal Skeletons in the Earliest Cambrian
Exploration of the Deep Biosphere
The deep subseafloor crust is one of the few great frontiers of biology remaining on Earth
Angiosperm distribution
The Evolution of Distribution Patterns in Flowering Plants
Global Ginkgo
Refining a palaeo-proxy using a "living fossil" tree
Urban Underground Ecology
Study of microorganisms in ecosystems in the Stockholm metro system!
Early Evolution of Shelled Invertebrates
Studying the enigmatic members of the lophotrochozoa
Contact
If you want to get into touch with a reseacher, you can find contact information in Staff and Contacts.