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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-026-03026-0?error=cookies_not_supported&code=3b5dfce3-8c41-4d75-ae66-7e64e9e6c02b
CAM photosynthesis may have conferred an advantage during the Permian–Triassic mass extinction...
Apr 20, 2026 - The Permian–Triassic mass extinction represents the most severe loss of biodiversity in Earth history and profoundly reorganized terrestrial ecosystems. On...
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https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-mass-extinction-and-are-we-facing-a-sixth-one.html
What is mass extinction and are we facing a sixth one? | Natural History Museum
Mass extinctions change the face of life on Earth. The current rate of biodiversity loss may indicate we are facing a sixth mass extinction event.
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https://earthsky.org/earth/rare-fossils-of-mass-extinction-survivors-found-in-china/
Rare fossils of mass extinction survivors found in China
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https://www.theverge.com/2013/3/21/4133044/volcanoes-mass-extinction-before-dinosaurs-roamed
Volcanic activity caused mass extinction before dinosaurs arrived, new study finds | The Verge
Mar 21, 2013 - The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning...
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https://www.inverse.com/science/extinction-book-preview
Look: 82 species chronicle Earth's latest mass extinction
Feb 20, 2024 - Photographer Marc Schlossman spent 10 years chronicling collections of birds, mammals, fish, and more at Chicago's Field Museum for a new book, Extinction.
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https://www.pbs.org/video/earths-worst-mass-extinction-is-actually-a-warning-m4w5hd/
Overview | Earth's Worst Mass Extinction Is Actually a Warning | Season 2 | Episode 12 | PBS
The West Texas desert has a surprising feature: a prehistoric ocean reef.
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https://today.appstate.edu/2026/03/31/mongolia
Off the map in Mongolia: App State geology students explore origins of ancient mass extinction |...
App State students and alumni find personal and professional success from intensive geology expeditions with the App State-led DAGGER team in remote Mongolia.
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https://www.staradvertiser.com/2026/04/02/editorial/letters/letter-place-guardrails-on-ai-or-face-mass-extinction/
Letter: Place guardrails on AI or face mass extinction | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Apr 2, 2026 - Will this century be the last for our species? Scientists tell us our species has survived approximately 300,000 years, with only one near-extinction period...
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/09/mass-drowning-of-chicks-puts-emperor-penguins-at-risk-of-extinction
Mass drowning of chicks puts emperor penguins at risk of extinction | Climate crisis | The Guardian
Apr 9, 2026 - Record low levels of Antarctic sea ice are having grim consequences for penguins yet to grow waterproof feathers
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6127390/
Hyperthermal-driven mass extinctions: killing models during the Permian–Triassic mass extinction -...
Many mass extinctions of life in the sea and on land have been attributed to geologically rapid heating, and in the case of the Permian–Triassic and others,...
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