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Scientists Studying Nearby Supernovas Explain That Previous Mass-Extinction Events On Earth Were Caused By Exploding Stars
Sure, we all know about the asteroid impact that is thought to have wiped out the dinosaurs, but did you know that the Earth ...
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The Dire Wolf Is Back
Colossal, a genetics startup, has birthed three pups that contain ancient DNA retrieved from the remains of the animal’s ...
Oldest known phosphatic stromatoporoid sponge discovered in south China
International scientists have uncovered the oldest known phosphatic stromatoporoid sponge, dating back approximately 480 ...
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Researchers Shocked to Learn Earth Could Have Faced Two More ‘Wipe Outs’ After Dinosaurs’ Extinction
As astronomer Carl Sagan once said, we are "made of star stuff," as this research suggests, we may also be at the mercy of it ...
Earth’s 5 catastrophic mass extinctions, explained
Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing ...
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Lawsuit could stop poisoning of major river before it's too late: 'Hopefully, we've gotten to it in the nick of time'
It may be the thing that saves the Atlantic sturgeon from extinction. Wastewater treatment plants have been filling the river with ammonia for decades. This has resulted in dangerously low oxygen ...
Supernovas may have had a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests
A research team linked nearby stellar explosions to at least one, possibly two, mass die-offs after calculating the supernova rate of stars closest to the sun in the past 1 billion years.
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Supernovas may have had a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests
Instead, the team hypothesized a stellar explosion may have been a potential factor in the Late Devonian extinction event 372 million years ago and one at the end of the Late Ordovician 445 ...