A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford has shown that the shape and orientation of coastlines ...
About 66 million years ago – perhaps on a downright unlucky day in May – an asteroid smashed into our planet. Even groups that weathered the catastrophe, such as mammals, fishes and flowering plants, ...
About 445 million years ago, Earth’s oceans turned into a danger zone. Glaciers spread across the supercontinent Gondwana, ...
Prominent research studies have suggested that our planet is currently experiencing another mass extinction, based on extrapolating extinctions from the past 500 years into the future and the idea ...
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Ice age plants reveal clues about climate change and mass extinctions
Climate change and habitat destruction are driving species to extinction at an alarming rate. The impact extends across all ...
East-west coastlines trap marine species during warming, blocking escape routes and increasing extinction risk over millions ...
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Ancient fossils show how the last mass extinction forever scrambled the ocean’s biodiversity
About 66 million years ago – perhaps on a downright unlucky day in May – an asteroid smashed into our planet. The fallout was immediate and severe. Evidence shows that about 70% of species went ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Stewart Edie, Smithsonian Institution (THE CONVERSATION) About 66 million years ago – ...
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