Jul 22 2011
Mass Extinction Caused by Deadly ‘Earth Burp’
The massive methane release led to an increase in atmospheric temperature around the globe.
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Jul 12 2011
Triceratops Was Last Dinosaur Standing
The 65 million-year-old find suggests a meteor may have wiped out the dinosaurs in a sudden catastrophic event.
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Jul 11 2011
Holes Suggest Dinos Active
The finding adds new evidence to the debate of whether they were cold or warm-blooded.
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Jul 01 2011
Why Getting Hit by an Asteroid Wouldn’t Be So Bad
Really. It might sound scary, but we could learn a thing or two from from it.
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Jun 21 2011
Oceans in Distress Foreshadow Mass Extinction
The recent fast global decline of ocean health points to a level of marine die-off similar to the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum.
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May 27 2011
Don’t Confuse Tornadoes, Volcanoes, Floods and the Final Episode of Oprah with Armageddon
Well, the world didn't come to an end -- despite lots of natural disasters and no more Oprah. But all the Discovery News readers wanted to talk about was a new species of bat.
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May 20 2011
It’s Not the End of the World — But Don’t Go ‘Planking’ Regardless
This week Discovery News readers took on the new internet trend called 'planking." But don't worry, it's not the end of the world!
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May 20 2011
Doomsdays: Dubious and Deferred
If the world doesn't end tomorrow, as some claim it will, here's what we can expect.
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Apr 22 2011
Why You Won’t Be Killed by a Supervolcano and Best Reader Comments of the Week
This week we explain why you WON'T die (probably not, at least) as a result of a supervolcano eruption.
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Mar 03 2011
World’s Sixth Mass Extinction May Be Underway
Species have been wiped out by human caused habitat loss, over-hunting, over-fishing and the spread of germs.
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