Huge volcanic eruptions were once believed to be the cause of mass extinctions on Earth. However, new research has found that super eruptions did not necessarily result in mass extinctions.
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To avoid global warming on a catastrophic scale, nations need to reduce emissions and find ways to pull carbon from the air. One promising solution: spreading rock dust on farm fields.
Martian meteorites allow scientists here on Earth to decode that planet’s geology, more than a decade before the first missions are scheduled to bring rocks back home from Mars.
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Professor, Geosciences, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
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Assistant Professor of Igneous Petrology, Planetary Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Professeur , Sciences de la Terre et de l'atmosphère, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Professor of Global Environmental Studies, Chancellor's Fellow and Director, John Muir Institute of the Environment, University of California, Davis
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