We challenge the culturally-biased human-centered view of nature that neglects the dynamic character of the biosphere, its past configurations, and the fragility of the world-state in which humans evolved and now exist.

Our research is focussed on understanding the processes and patterns of the evolution of life, and the interactions between the biosphere and other elements of the Earth system, spanning Palaeozoic, Mesozoic and Recent organisms and exceptionally preserved fossil biotas (lagerstätten).