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Dinosaurs’ Apparent Decline Prior To Asteroid May Be Due To A Poor Fossil Record

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Life Recovered Rapidly After The Chicxulub Impact – A Hydrothermal System May Have Helped

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Life Recovered Rapidly After The Chicxulub Impact – A Hydrothermal System May Have Helped

How Survivors Spanned The Globe After Earth’s Biggest Mass Extinction

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How Survivors Spanned The Globe After Earth’s Biggest Mass Extinction

Ray Ionisation Of A Post-impact Early Earth Atmosphere: Solar Cosmic Ray Ionisation Must Be Considered In Origin-of-life Scenarios

Origin & Evolution of Life

Ray Ionisation Of A Post-impact Early Earth Atmosphere: Solar Cosmic Ray Ionisation Must Be Considered In Origin-of-life Scenarios

Hunga Volcano Eruption Cooled, Rather Than Warmed, Earth’s Southern Hemisphere

Atmospheres & Climate

Hunga Volcano Eruption Cooled, Rather Than Warmed, Earth’s Southern Hemisphere

The Atmospheric Entry of Cometary Impactors

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The Atmospheric Entry of Cometary Impactors

Climate Crisis That Accompanied The Great Dying Mass Extinction Event

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Climate Crisis That Accompanied The Great Dying Mass Extinction Event

Violent Supernovae May Have Triggered At Least Two Earth Extinctions

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Violent Supernovae May Have Triggered At Least Two Earth Extinctions

A Terrestrial “Life Oasis” From The End-Permian Mass Extinction Period

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A Terrestrial “Life Oasis” From The End-Permian Mass Extinction Period

Plants Struggled For Millions Of Years After The World’s Worst Climate Catastrophe

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Plants Struggled For Millions Of Years After The World’s Worst Climate Catastrophe

Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Found, Rewriting Planetary History

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Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Found, Rewriting Planetary History

Ancient Marine Organisms Play A Role In Recording Past Climate Change On Earth

Atmospheres & Climate

Ancient Marine Organisms Play A Role In Recording Past Climate Change On Earth

How Evolution Got So Good At Evolving

Origin & Evolution of Life

How Evolution Got So Good At Evolving

Cosmic Radiation From A Supernova Altered Virus Evolution In Africa, Study Proposes

Radiation

Cosmic Radiation From A Supernova Altered Virus Evolution In Africa, Study Proposes

Fossils Reveal Rapid Land Recovery After End-Permian Extinction

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Fossils Reveal Rapid Land Recovery After End-Permian Extinction

Chicxulub Asteroid Impact Sulfur Release Was Less Lethal In Dinosaur Extinction

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Chicxulub Asteroid Impact Sulfur Release Was Less Lethal In Dinosaur Extinction

Extending The Chart Of Life By Nearly 1.5 billion Years

Origin & Evolution of Life

Extending The Chart Of Life By Nearly 1.5 billion Years

Massive Volcanic Eruptions Did Not Cause The Extinction Of Dinosaurs

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Massive Volcanic Eruptions Did Not Cause The Extinction Of Dinosaurs

The Smallest Asteroids Ever Detected In The Main Belt

Comets and Asteroids

The Smallest Asteroids Ever Detected In The Main Belt

Massive Asteroid Impacts Did Not Change Earth’s Climate In The Long Term

Impact events

Massive Asteroid Impacts Did Not Change Earth’s Climate In The Long Term