A team of scientists has concluded that earth experienced a previously underestimated severe mass-extinction event, which occurred about 260 million years ago, raising the total of major mass extinctions in the geologic record to six. According to Michael Rampino, a Read More …
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How biological response may help avert another mass extinction of species
Feature By Raghu Murtugudde Pune, June 26 : A recently published study in journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science documents how sea stars resort to rapid genetic selection when subjected to shock of mortality due to a wasting Read More …