Manchester, Steven

Steven Manchester is an Editorial Director for Nature Communications. He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Cambridge and has research experience in optoelectronics and optical spectroscopy. Prior to joining Nature Communications, he had obtained a PhD in physics at University College Dublin, carried out research at MIT, the University of Cambridge and UEA, and was an Assistant Professor in organic chemistry at Trinity College Dublin. He later worked at the Royal Society of Chemistry across the inorganic chemistry titles. Steven oversees the chemistry and biotechnology content at Nature Communications.

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Discovering the Past of Grapes: Fossilized Seeds Shed Light on Their Evolution After Dinosaurs' Extinction

Discovering the Past of Grapes: Fossilized Seeds Shed Light on Their Evolution After Dinosaurs' Extinction

Broke On: Monday, 01 July 2024 Scientists discovered fossilized grape seeds dating from 60 to 19 million years ago in Colombia, Panama, and Peru. These findings reveal how grapes evolved following the extinction of dinosaurs, with dense forests allowing their growth. Oldest known seeds from the grape family were found in India around the Cretaceous-Paleogene event. Researchers from The Field Museum and University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology published their findings in Nature Plants, suggesting grapes adapted to vines post-dinosaur extinction.