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Are we in a sixth mass extinction?

Stanford University paleontologist Jon Payne explains in a 5-minute video what people mean when they say we’re on the brink of a sixth mass extinction.

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Bottom line: Video on Earth’s five mass extinctions, including possibility that we’re entering a sixth mass extinction event.

Posted 
September 29, 2016
 in 
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