Mass Extinction Threat: Earth on Verge of Huge Reset Button?

flamingdem

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Sep-03-10 12:08 AM
Original message

Mass Extinction Threat: Earth on Verge of Huge Reset Button?

Edited on Fri Sep-03-10 12:08 AM by flamingdem

Just something cheery for your evening! Yahoo News usually features Lindsay Lohan but there you go, the editor must be on vacation.

Mass extinctions have served as huge reset buttons that dramatically changed the diversity of species found in oceans all over the world, according to a comprehensive study of fossil records. The findings suggest humans will live in a very different future if they drive animals to extinction, because the loss of each species can alter entire ecosystems.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100902/sc_livescience/massextinctionthreatearthonvergeofhugeresetbutton

10 Species You Can Kiss Goodbye

http://www.livescience.com/animals/top10-species-kiss-goodbye-1.html

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

tridim

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Sep-03-10 12:25 AM
Response to Original message

1. It's "Asteroid Impact" night on the geek channels, FWIW.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Fri Dec 27th 2024, 02:22 PM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.