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Category Archives: Mass Extinction

The Late Devonian Extinction

Posted on July 17, 2021 by WykenSeagraveJuly 17, 2021
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In a BBC Podcast first broadcast on 11 March 2021, Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the devastating mass extinctions of the Late Devonian Period, roughly 370 million years ago, when around 70 percent of species disappeared. Scientists are still trying … Continue reading →

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Did Asteroid Impact or Volcanic Eruption Kill the Dinosaurs?

Posted on November 5, 2015 by WykenSeagraveNovember 5, 2015
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Compelling new evidence supports the hypothesis that the Chicxulub asteroid off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico 66 million years ago ignited volcanoes around the globe, most catastrophically in India, and that, together, these two planet-wide catastrophes caused … Continue reading →

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Amazing BBC Radio Programmes about Mass Extinction

Posted on May 15, 2012 by WykenSeagraveMay 15, 2012
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Adam Rutherford presents an amazing three-part series on extinction on UK BBC Radio 4 broadcast on Tuesdays at 11:00 and Thursdays at 21:00 (GMT+1 hour). People living in the UK can listen on the BBC iPlayer. Others might be able … Continue reading →

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