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Mollusks at the beginning of the dinosaur era. The oldest known oceanic tetrapod system, from about 249 million years ago. A school of small-bodied ichthyopterygians of the genus Grippia longirostris hunts squid-like ammonites (center). In the distance, schools of graminear fish Boreosomus and Saurichthys feed. Credit: Robert Back

249-million-year-old fossil shakes up evolutionary timeline

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Reanalyzed Arctic fossils show marine ecosystems recovered with astonishing speed after the 'Great Dying'
Late Permian of the Luangwa Basin, Zambia An artist's impression of a scene from about 252 million years ago, during the Late Permian period, in the Luangwa Basin of Zambia. The scene includes a number of gorgonopsians (saber-toothed predators) and beaked dicynodonts. Credit: Gabriel Ugueto

The Forgotten Creatures Who Ruled Before the “Great Death”

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Researchers have uncovered in "Southern Pangaea" (now the southern part of Africa) fossils of creatures that lived shortly before the event known as the "Great Dying," which wiped out about 70% of terrestrial species and an even larger proportion of species
Large clam shell insect (Oncopeltus fasciatus). Credit: Louise Wudrich

Why are insects disappearing?

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International study reveals more than 500 combined factors causing global decline in insect populations and suggests not just focusing on bees and butterflies
The climate swing. The illustration was prepared using DALEE and should not be considered a scientific image

The CO2-Driven Climatic Roller Coaster: A 485-Million-Year Journey

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A new study published in the journal Science detailed the fluctuations in the Earth's temperature over the past 485 million years, and highlighted the significant relationship between the Earth's temperature and the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs was a carbonaceous asteroid

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This asteroid, which led to the extinction of the dinosaurs, came from a C-type asteroid that originated beyond Jupiter, thus ruling out other hypotheses such as volcanic activity or comets
A meteor breaks up in the atmosphere. Such a phenomenon caused global cooling and the extinction of large animals 12,800 years ago. The image was prepared using DALEE and is not a scientific image

Surprising discovery: a cosmic explosion in the atmosphere may have caused global cooling 12,800 years ago

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Time is running out - plants are dying too. Illustration: shutterstock

The Great Plant Extinction

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"How did it happen that the flowering plants, which evolved the latest from an evolutionary point of view, make up 90% of all land plant species we know today?" Photo: Bernard DUPONT.

Why did the flowering plants suddenly take over the earth a short geological time ago?

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The rainforest has contributed to population declines of many animals, including the Burnan gibbon, known for its vocalizations. (Photo: Gerardo Ceballos, Stefanord University

The opening signal for the mass extinction - every year two sand dunes become extinct

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Loud and boisterous

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In order to survive for millions of years, humanity must find ways to protect the Earth. Source: Don Davis.

Questions for the future of humanity: Can the human race avoid extinction?

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The eastern lowland gorilla. Endangered. Source: Hans De Bisschop / flickr.

A world is disappearing

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The meteor that exploded in Russia on February 15, 2013 as seen by the Metosat 10 satellite

Opinion/ Meteorite impact and extinction of dinosaurs - we should act to prevent man from a similar fate

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A happy hunter carries the head of a Kodiak bear. Photo: US Forest and Wildlife Service. From Wikipedia

The super carnivore monkey

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Dr. Mark Urban, University of Connecticut, in a region that has warmed in Alaska

climatic extinction

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"Desert Kites" from Google EARTH

An international study that examined the bones of Gazelles hunted 5000 years ago: extinction of species due to mass hunting began about 5000 years ago+

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The ocean during the Devonian period. Research into the collapse of marine life on Earth 378 to 375 million years ago suggests that Earth's current ecosystem, suffering from a loss of species diversity, may show a similar fate. Image: Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan.

What causes a mass extinction?

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The nuclear reactor in Chernobyl in Ukraine after the disaster. Photo: from Wikipedia

Will the ball survive?

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Asteroid impact on Earth. Image: NASA

The consensus around the assertion that an asteroid killed the dinosaurs is getting stronger

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A new theory about the Great Mass Extinction

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Does the cycle of the movement of the Milky Way affect the biological history of the Earth?

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A thousand species of mammals are in immediate danger of extinction

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Is there a date for the next great extinction?

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Anthropocene The new human geological era

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10 predictions for the near and distant future

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Did an exploding comet cause a temporary ice age 13 thousand years ago

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The mammoths were exterminated by man. Illustration: From Jumpstory.com

Why are the big ones extinct?

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Earth may be facing another mass extinction

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Further proof that even the largest extinction in Earth's history was caused by an asteroid

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A new goal for NASA - to fight asteroids * On Sunday, a conference in Uni

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Scientists estimate: a meteor impact destroyed most of life on Earth in the past

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The recovery was faster than expected

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Cosmic catastrophe is a sure thing

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A shock that passed through the solar system is responsible for the death of the dinosaurs

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The peak in the number of living species was more than 400 million years ago

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The mass extinction may have been caused by a meteor

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