Researchers have uncovered evidence that volcanic activity could have contributed to the extinction of dinosaurs, reports Joel Achenbach for The Washington Post. Prof. Sam Bowring says the eruption “began just prior to the extinction and continued throughout.”
In a Scientific American podcast, Cynthia Graber reports on new findings from MIT researchers that show the End Permian extinction, the largest mass extinction, was the fastest mass extinction.
New York Times reporter Carl Zimmer examines Sam Bowring’s work to understand the largest mass extinction of animal life. Zimmer reports that Bowring found the extinction lasted less than 60,000 years, which could help researchers identify what triggered the die-off.