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Mass extinction event in North America occurred in a 'geological instant'. Nov 28, 2009 363
Taliban planning 'mass extinctions' by poisoning Karachi's water supply. Nov 24, 2009 210
Oceana Launches Six-Figure Ad Campaign at Start of Copenhagen Talks. Nov 24, 2009 397
Extinction rates higher in open-ocean settings during mass wipeouts. Nov 22, 2009 411
Fungi survived extinction event; study suggests abundant microfossils aren't from algae. Perkins, Sid Brief article Nov 7, 2009 226
Fiery mountains of coal may have caused mass extinction 250 mln yrs ago. Nov 6, 2009 420
Last duck-billed dinos lived in European continent before mass extinction. Nov 6, 2009 347
Volcanoes played pivotal role in ice age that caused mass extinction 450 mln yrs ago. Oct 28, 2009 389
Killer algae may be guilty of world's greatest mass extinctions. Oct 22, 2009 372
Did toxic algae wipe out the dinosaurs? CLIMATE CHANGE BLAMED. Oct 20, 2009 134
New take on Dino deaths. Oct 20, 2009 595
Did toxic algae wipe out the dinosaurs? CLIMATE CHANGE BLAMED. Oct 20, 2009 132
Algae survived dino-killing mass extinction event 65 million years ago. Oct 12, 2009 444
Earthworms pip humans, dinos in Most Successful 100 Species On Earth table. Oct 12, 2009 257
Global mass extinction 250 million years ago triggered fungus explosion. Oct 12, 2009 398
Finding new mammal species not a cause for joy, but a warning for humanity. Oct 5, 2009 404
Algae survived dino-killing mass extinction event 65 million years ago. Oct 5, 2009 444
Earthworms pip humans, dinos in Most Successful 100 Species On Earth table. Oct 5, 2009 257
Global mass extinction 250 million years ago triggered fungus explosion. Oct 5, 2009 398
Earth's mass extinctions not likely caused by crashing comets. Jul 31, 2009 452
Australia and Pacific becoming 'extinction hotspots' for animals and plants. Jul 29, 2009 424
After dino extinction, the human genome undergoes shrinking. Jul 28, 2009 447
New evidence indicates comet impacts triggered extinctions in North America 12,900 yrs ago. Jul 22, 2009 362
Cosmic impact caused mass extinction event in North America 12,900 years ago. Jul 21, 2009 451
Marine microplanktons may have survived mass extinction by taking refuge on sea floor. Jul 15, 2009 349
VOLCANO CAUSED MASS EXTINCTION. May 29, 2009 203
Giant volcanic eruption 260 mln yrs ago may have caused global mass extinction. May 29, 2009 339
"Snowball Earth" may not be responsible for mass extinction of early life on Earth. May 27, 2009 418
Death of the solo practice: HITECH has swept the small physician practice into the dustbin of history. Guerra, Anthony May 1, 2009 657
Dinos may have survived extinction for half a mln yrs in 'lost world' in America. Apr 28, 2009 423
Meteor impact didn't kill dinos 65 mln yrs ago, claim scientists. Apr 27, 2009 432
CO2 spewing rocks can influence destructive potential of mass extinction events. Apr 22, 2009 414
Gamma-ray burst may have caused mass extinction 440 million years ago. Apr 4, 2009 400
Giant salt lakes could have triggered off largest mass extinction in history. Mar 31, 2009 450
Brainpower helped birds survive extinction peril. Jan 20, 2009 126
Meltdown or Green Deal? The global financial crisis has created an opening for a sustainability revolution. Gardner, Gary; Renner, Michael Essay Jan 1, 2009 2199
Global warming affecting migratory birds, says Indian ornithologist. Dec 31, 2008 369
World's largest dinosaur field unearthed in China. Dec 30, 2008 321
Dino extinction event may have been caused by 'magnetic chaos'. Dec 13, 2008 419
Matrix to mosaic: habitat fragmentation from 1982-1999 in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Tanner, Dawn; Kirk, Ryan Jan 1, 2008 4655
The sixth great extinction. Larsen, Janet Nov 1, 2004 1018
Our hand in the future: what can be done to avert mass extinction on a scale not seen since the age of the dinosaurs. Noble, Kenneth Apr 1, 2004 1436
Pieces of a pulverizer? Sediment fragments may be from killer space rock. Perkins, S. Nov 22, 2003 455
The sixth extinction: throughout the 4.7 billion-year history of Earth life forms have vanished, usually because they couldn't adapt to a changing environment. (Biodiversity). Sep 1, 2002 2961
Fossil leaves yield extinction clues. (Earth Science). Brief Article Jul 13, 2002 331
Groups surviving mass extinction still go bust. ((Evolution's Death Row). Cobb, K. Brief Article Jun 15, 2002 522
New fossils threaten an extinction theory. Harder, B. Brief Article Nov 17, 2001 549
Life on the Edge. SCHUBERT, CHARLOTTE Sep 15, 2001 2542
Megadeath. N.D. Apr 9, 2001 335
Extinctions tied to impact from space. Perkins, S. Brief Article Feb 24, 2001 764
Evidence of global extinction crisis builds. Matton, Ashley Jan 1, 2001 734
Chalk reveals greatest underwater landslide. Sivitz, L. Brief Article Dec 9, 2000 552
Extinction and health. Clarke, Chris Jun 22, 1999 2043
Chunk of Death-Dealing Asteroid Found. Monastersky, Richard Brief Article Nov 21, 1998 550
Diverse recovery pattern from mass extinction. Brief Article Jun 1, 1998 506
Death swept Earth at end of Permian. Monastersky, Richard Brief Article May 16, 1998 710
Deadly carbon dioxide. Chang, Maria L. Feb 9, 1998 1024
Dino death: a stellar weapon ... Cowen, Ron Brief Article Jan 31, 1998 511
... Or a high-energy flash? Cowen, Ron Brief Article Jan 31, 1998 240
Craters and extinctions: time of reckoning. Monastersky, Richard Brief Article Aug 2, 1997 595
New Jersey's link to a global crisis. Monastersky, Richard Brief Article Jun 14, 1997 352
The call of catastrophes. Monastersy, Richard Mar 1, 1997 859
Mud time line clarifies dinosaurs' demise. Smaglik, Paul Brief Article Mar 1, 1997 386
Deep ocean is no place to hide. Monastersky, Richard Brief Article Feb 8, 1997 248
Life's closest call: what cause the spectacular extinctions at the end of the Permian period? Monastersky, Richard Feb 1, 1997 2011
Global crisis: the fungi stand alone. Monastersky, Richard Mar 16, 1996 559
You can run, but you can't hide. Brief Article Dec 1, 1995 408
Did hurricanes blow dinosaurs away? Brief Article Sep 23, 1995 276
Extinction: equal opportunity in death. Brief Article May 13, 1995 268
Sudden death decimated ancient oceans. Monastersky, Richard Brief Article Jul 16, 1994 573
Impact wars. Monastersky, Richard Mar 5, 1994 1939
New theory explains dinosaur death. Jan 17, 1994 219
Oxygen-extinction theory draws counterfire. Monastersky, Richard Nov 6, 1993 637
A buried Iowa crater finally comes of age. Monastersky, Richard Oct 30, 1993 543
Cretaceous extinctions: the strikes add up. Monastersky, Richard Jun 19, 1993 765
K-T catastrophe: no place to hide. Brief Article May 29, 1993 356
Cretaceous die-offs: a tale of two comets? Monastersky, Richard Apr 3, 1993 846
Filling in cosmic holes. Werner, Lou Sep 1, 1992 405
Tragedy found in Cambrian carnival. Brief Article Aug 15, 1992 268
Giant crater linked to mass extinction. Monastersky, Richard Aug 15, 1992 679
Counting the dead. Monastersky, Richard Feb 1, 1992 3574
Dinosaurs' swan song: out with a bang. Monastersky, Richard Nov 9, 1991 485
Diamonds not a dinosaur's best friend. Sep 7, 1991 243
Fossil pond plants bear tattoo of K-T crash. Monastersky, Richard Aug 3, 1991 670
Volcanic suspect in global murder mystery. Monastersky, Richard Jul 13, 1991 660
Volcanic warming during dinosaur days. Sep 8, 1990 276
Ground zero, dinosaur time: Caribbean Sea. Monastersky, Richard May 19, 1990 413
Dino-death: flash broil or slow steam. Feb 3, 1990 366
Microbes complicate the K-T mystery. Monastersky, R. Nov 25, 1989 598
Rare amino acids support impact theory. Monastersky, R. Jun 10, 1989 586
Signs of an ancient worldwide wallop. Monastersky, Richard Mar 4, 1989 515
New signs of world upheaval at K-T. Monastersky, Richard Nov 12, 1988 736
A goodbye wave? Jul 30, 1988 271
C-T extinctions without the impact. Monastersky, Richard Apr 30, 1988 421
Rockfest XIX: getting around. Eberhart, Jonathan Mar 26, 1988 804
Heat wave at the K-T boundary? Monsatersky, Richard Mar 12, 1988 555
Point of impact: Manson, Iowa? Monastersky, Richard Dec 19, 1987 386
Periodic mass extinctions at random. Monastersky, Richard Nov 14, 1987 292
K-T mass extinctions: abrupt or what? Monastersky, Richard Oct 31, 1987 585
Extinctions on ice: mass extinctions of North American mammals at the end of the last Ice Age continue to draw scientific attention and debate. Bower, Bruce Oct 31, 1987 1654

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