Could rapid and widespread depletion of oxygen in the global oceans trigger a mass extinction event?
Late in the prehistoric Silurian Period, around 420 million years ago, a devastating mass extinction event wiped 23 percent of all marine animals from the face of the planet. For years, scie... Read more
Paul Ehrlich and others use highly conservative estimates to prove that species are disappearing faster than at any time since the dinosaurs’ demise There is no longer any doubt: We ar... Read more
The plants contain significantly more biomass for fuel production Hydrogen sulfide, the pungent stuff often referred to as sewer gas, is a deadly substance implicated in several mass extinct... Read more
Biodiversity is declining rapidly throughout the world. The challenges of conserving the world’s species are perhaps even larger than mitigating the negative effects of global c... Read more
There is simply no exaggerating the importance of the oceans to earth’s overall ecological balance. Innovation Needed Their health affects the health of all terrestrial life. A new report by... Read more