extinction
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Yet Another Reason The Dinosaurs Were Screwed
Why did the dinosaurs go extinct? We may never be completely sure, although a giant asteroid and a bunch of enormous volcanic eruptions probably had a lot to do with it. But here’s another factor you may not have considered: too much time in the egg.
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Evolution Can’t Keep Up To The Blistering Pace Of Climate Change
As Charles Darwin showed nearly 150 years ago, species can adapt to changing environmental conditions through the trial-and-error process of natural selection. A discouraging new study shows that climate change is happening too fast for evolution to keep up, placing countless plant and animal species at risk.
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Six Signs That We’ve Entered A New Geologic Age
We’ve heard a lot of buzz recently about the Anthropocene, the geologic epoch of man and machine. Does it exist? Are we in it right now? Later this summer, the International Stratigraphic Union will convene and attempt to answer these weighty questions.
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We Might Be Totally Wrong About Why The Dinosaurs Went Extinct
How the dinosaurs went extinct is a contentious topic of endless scientific debate. Were they killed by a giant asteroid, a rash of volcanic eruptions or some deadly combination of the two? Or, perhaps, we’ve been thinking about the problem all wrong.