Humans Cause Sixth Mass Extinction Says Smithsonian Expert
The Mini Page interview with Michael Brett-Surman of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History explains that Earth is in a sixth mass extinction driven by human activity. Extinctions accelerate as climate shifts outpace species adaptation, while new species gradually emerge after each extinction event.
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Hope Harris Sings and Acts Across Virginia and New York
Hope Harris a singer songwriter and performer grew up in Lynchburg Virginia where she did backyard shows. She moved to New York after college studied acting and taught music while nannying. Now in Richmond she volunteers at schools and a children’s hospital and organizes benefit concerts for charities.
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End of the Deep Time Extinctions Across Eras
The piece recounts mass extinctions from the Devonian through the Cretaceous, noting oceans, climate shifts, and landmass pangaea. It cites the Permian Great Dying with Siberian Traps volcanism, asteroid impacts, and rapid Cretaceous dinosaur extinction, leaving birds as survivors.
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Endangered Earth a human driven mass extinction
The article warns of a rapid, human driven mass extinction over the last 20 000 years caused by habitat loss pollution and overhunting. It notes declines in amphibians bees bats Arctic wildlife and many plants and urges readers especially students to study science and act to save the environment.
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