We’ve all heard about the disappearing polar ice caps, rising sea levels, and emerging crazy weather patterns around us. But discovering these environmental changes didn’t happen overnight – lots of careful research goes into the field of climate science, and there’s more work being done every day to explore details about phenomena triggered by global warming. July has been particularly abuzz with articles in this field; below, I’ve summarized a few of the papers and news items from the summer.
Read MoreGreat Mass Extinctions
Despite the five — or arguably six — mass extinction events that have occurred on our planet, most of us are only familiar with the one that wiped out the dinosaurs. In this series, I investigate the causes and effects of the other great mass extinctions, and then examine recent literature to determine whether, indeed, we are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction. This is the first part in a five-part series.
Read MoreQ & A with Seth Baum: What will wipe out humanity?
“He studies the possibility that any given catastrophe will be the end of human civilization…a viral pandemic, alien invasion, things like that.”
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