Topic: species diversity
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Dinosaurs Thrived Until the Asteroid Struck
The primary cause of the dinosaurs' extinction was a catastrophic asteroid impact at the end of the Cretaceous period, though volcanic activity and ecosystem decline were also considered factors. A recent study of fossils from just before the impact suggests that species richness in the affected ...
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Fiji's Ants Signal a Global Insect Crisis
A new international study on Fijian ant populations investigates potential global insect decline, using a long-term approach to identify causes beyond the short-term drops observed in past research. Researchers chose ants for their ideal diversity and Fiji's islands for their isolation and variet...
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