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===== What is a mass extinction, and why do scientists think we’re in the middle of one? ===== | |||
[https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/23/world/mass-extinctions-explained-scn-climate/index.html by Katie Hunt 23/12/23 CNN] | |||
No species lasts forever — extinction is part of the evolution of life. | |||
But at least five times, a biological catastrophe has engulfed the planet, killing off the vast majority of species from water and land over a relatively short geological interval. | |||
===== The doomsday vaults storing seeds, data and DNA to protect our future ===== | ===== The doomsday vaults storing seeds, data and DNA to protect our future ===== | ||
