What caused largest ever mass extinction?
New study provides comprehensive reconstruction of the Permian-Triassic extinction event that wiped out 96% of species 252 million years ago.
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Study into COVID-19 Deaths in the US
Excess mortality gives a more complete picture of the death toll of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) than official daily estimates. A research letter published in JAMA estimates that between March and July 2020, there were 225,530 excess deaths in the US. If the trend continues, the US could see more than 400,000 excess deaths by the end of 2020.
Solar is now ‘cheapest electricity in history’
The era of global oil demand growth will come to an end in the next decade, solar is the cheapest energy source ever seen in human history.
Deep ocean not quiescent, Temperatures are rising
Newly published Research reveals that the deep ocean is not quiescent, a warming trend has been measured and confirmed.
The Spaghettification of a Star by a Black Hole
Death by Spaghettification: ESO Telescopes have recorded the Last Moments of a Star being Devoured by a Black Hole
Amazon near tipping point of switching from rainforest to savannah – study
”tipping point could be much closer. As much as 40% of the existing Amazon rainforest is now at a point where it could exist as a savannah”