The catastrophic story is familiar, but the insight, and the ending, offer an opportunity, and perhaps motivation, for modern readers.
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A two-decade survey of mountain summit plant communities showed that the losses are greatest among species exposed to stronger warming.
The Earth has had at least five major ice ages, and humans showed up in time for the most recent one. In fact, we’re still in it.
The mass extinction was linked to volcanic activity that resulted from the break-up of the "supercontinent" Pangea.
Scientists say the "unique" fossil find shows they were in fact blooming 10 million years before dinosaurs were wiped out.
The "unique" fossil find shows they were in fact blooming 10 million years before dinosaurs were wiped out.