Listen "249: The Science of Mass Extinction"
Episode Synopsis
Let's start this year with a bang, and talk about all the times nearly everything on the planet died (and how humans might be making it happen again...)
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References and Further Reading
Mass Extinctions
https://www.britannica.com/science/mass-extinction-event
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/teaching-resources/life-science/early-life-earth-animal-origins
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-mass-extinction-and-are-we-facing-a-sixth-one.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/mass-extinction
https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/what-is-the-sixth-mass-extinction-and-what-can-we-do-about-it
https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/dinosaurs-ancient-fossils/extinction/mass-extinction
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/03/2/l_032_04.html
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1400253
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/17/1206664432/21-species-extinct-fish-wildlife-birds
Anthropocene
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-the-anthropocene.html
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/anthropocene/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/64987187
https://phys.org/news/2023-03-scientists-disturbing-remote-island-plastic.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8016130/
Grab yourself some merch!
You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel
Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!
If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!
sciguys.co.uk
TikTok
If you spot any points that need correcting, head to sciguys.co.uk/corrections
Follow the Sci Guys
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References and Further Reading
Mass Extinctions
https://www.britannica.com/science/mass-extinction-event
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/teaching-resources/life-science/early-life-earth-animal-origins
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-mass-extinction-and-are-we-facing-a-sixth-one.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/mass-extinction
https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/what-is-the-sixth-mass-extinction-and-what-can-we-do-about-it
https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/dinosaurs-ancient-fossils/extinction/mass-extinction
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/03/2/l_032_04.html
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1400253
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/17/1206664432/21-species-extinct-fish-wildlife-birds
Anthropocene
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-the-anthropocene.html
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/anthropocene/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/64987187
https://phys.org/news/2023-03-scientists-disturbing-remote-island-plastic.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8016130/
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