Dinosaurs
Huge and widespread volcanic eruptions triggered the end-Triassic extinction
March 21, 2013
Some 200 million years ago, an increase in atmospheric CO2 caused acidification of the oceans and global warming that killed off 76 percent of marine and terrestrial species on Earth.
Also labeled: Early Earth, Earth and atmospheric sciences, Evolution, Mass extinction, Planetary evolution, Volcanoes, Geochronology, Magma
A new day dawned fast
October 2, 2009
Recovery from marine mass extinction happened much faster than thought, high-resolution research finds
Also labeled: Geology, Earth and atmospheric sciences

