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Global Extinction Rates And Biodiversity

October 2, 2015 By EarthWise

Many ecologists believe that the sixth mass extinction is underway. Whereas previous mass extinctions have been associated with cataclysmic events like asteroid strikes, this one is said to be associated with the impact of humanity on nature.

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What Would Our Planet’s Sixth Mass Extinction Mean For Us?

August 12, 2015 By EarthWise

A new study by researchers from three U.S. universities echoes an earlier report out of Duke University indicating that earth is in what appears to be the beginning of its sixth mass extinction – the first in some 65 million years. Large animals face the highest rate of decline, and their losses could affect other species, including us.

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