Volcanic Winter May Have Paved The Way To The Demise Of Dinosaurs

Volcanic Winter May Have Paved The Way To The Demise Of Dinosaurs

Artwork of a pair of tyrannosaur dinosaurs surveying a volcanic landscape. getty Climate change triggered by massive volcanic eruptions may have ultimately set the stage for the dinosaur extinction, challenging the traditional narrative that a meteorite alone delivered the final blow to the ancient giants. Since the discovery of a 65-million-year-old impact crater below the …

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Earth Struck By Enormous Burst Of Gamma Rays From Two Billion Light-Years Away

Earth Struck By Enormous Burst Of Gamma Rays From Two Billion Light-Years Away

Gamma rays are the shortest wavelength electromagnetic waves, containing the most energy, and come … [+] from stars exploding as supernovae. getty A massive burst of gamma rays produced by the explosion of a star almost two billion light-years away was so powerful that it changed Earth’s atmosphere, according to scientists. Gamma rays are the …

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