Sorry to disappoint you, but this story is about Lystrosaurus. That’s him … or her, in that picture above. Yes, this story has the most click-baity of click-bait titles, but seriously, would you have clicked if you knew this was about funny-looking dead reptiles? Didn’t think so. And it’s kind of important. Because new research on something these guys did a long time ago, can help us figure out how we should invest our efforts today, and what our world might look like in the future.