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Earth Extinction Sized Comets
NASA has a catalog of many large comets and some of them are nearly as large or larger than the Chicxulub impactor (Dinosaur killer). Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle takes 133 years to orbit the Sun once. Swift-Tuttle last reached perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) in 1992 and will return again in 2125. Swift-Tuttle is a large
Can we stop the sixth extinction?
Humans have evolved into a predator without equal. We overtake and destroy habitats with abandon, driving other species into extinction. A photo of a polar bear surrounded by large rocks. Credit: adrianlepe / Pixabay The words of United Nations Secretary General António Guterres couldn’t have been starker: “We are waging a war on nature. Ecosystems
Second Extinction Arrives for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC on October 20
by William D'Angelo , posted 13 hours ago / 687 ViewsDeveloper Systemic Reaction announced dinosaur-themed multiplayer first-person shooter, Second Extinction, will launch for the Xbox Series, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on October 20. The game has been in Early Access since October 2020 for PC and April 2021 for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. View the full
La sixième extinction de masse a déjà commencé
La Liste rouge de l'Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN) recense 897 espèces éteintes depuis l'an 1500, soit 0,04 % des espèces connues de la surface de notre Terre. Mal compris par certains, ce chiffre est parfois utilisé pour nier qu'une crise de la biodiversité est en cours. Pourtant, les experts en…
Sixth Mass Extinction of Global Biodiversity Is Already in Progress
Shells of land snails from Rurutu (Austral Islands, French Polynesia) — recently extinct before they were collected and described scientifically. Credit: O. Gargominy, A. Sartori The history of life on Earth has been marked five times by events of mass biodiversity extinction caused by extreme natural phenomena. Today, many experts warn that a Sixth Mass…
La sixième extinction de masse est beaucoup plus importante qu’on ne le pensait. Voici pourquoi
La Liste rouge de l'Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN) recense 897 espèces éteintes depuis l'an 1500, soit 0,04 % des espèces connues de la surface de notre Terre. Mal compris par certains, ce chiffre est parfois utilisé pour nier qu'une crise de la biodiversité est en cours. Pourtant, les experts en…
Massive Extinction of Species in the Late Cretaceous Was Not Caused by Extreme Volcanism
The Zumaia cliffs are characterized by an exceptional section of strata that reveals the geological history of the Earth in the period of 115-50 million years ago (Ma). Credit: University of Barcelona / IUCA – University of Zaragoza A study published in the journal Geology rules out that extreme volcanic episodes had any influence on…