Extinction Risk, Living Fossils, Asteroid vs Birds
APR 24, 202412 MIN
Extinction Risk, Living Fossils, Asteroid vs Birds
APR 24, 202412 MIN
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<p>Today, you’ll learn about a new study shedding light on what species are most vulnerable to extinction from climate change, why species of living fossils take their time evolving, and a new theory about how the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs also impacted birds. </p><p> </p><p>Extinction Risk </p><p> </p><ul><li>“New study reveals insight into which animals are most vulnerable to extinction due to climate change.” <a href="https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-03-08-new-study-reveals-insight-which-animals-are-most-vulnerable-extinction-due-climate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University of Oxford. 2024.</a> </li><li>“What is mass extinction and are we facing a sixth one?” <a href="https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-mass-extinction-and-are-we-facing-a-sixth-one.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Tammana Begum. 2021. Updated 2023. </a> </li><li>“Mass extinctions, their causes and consequences: an interview with Douglas H. Erwin and Shuzhong Shen.” <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10727836/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Shucheng Xie. 2023. </a> </li><li>“Species and climate change.” <a href="https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-brief/species-and-climate-change" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IUCN. 2021.</a> </li><li>“Humanity’s Fitting Place on the List of Mass Extinction Events.” <a href="https://vocal.media/futurism/humanity-s-fitting-place-on-the-list-of-mass-extinction-events" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Sam Baker. 2018. </a> </li></ul><p> </p><p>Living Fossils </p><p> </p><ul><li>“Study of slowly evolving ‘living fossils’ reveals key genetic insights.” <a href="https://news.yale.edu/2024/03/04/study-slowly-evolving-living-fossils-reveals-key-genetic-insights" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Mike Cummings. 2024.</a> </li><li>“A New Discovery Reveals Why Darwin’s ‘Living Fossil’ Keeps Defying Evolution.” <a href="https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a60127921/darwin-living-fossil-keeps-defying-evolution/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Tim Newcomb. 2024. </a> </li><li>“Giraffe Evolution.” <a href="https://giraffeworlds.com/giraffe-evolution/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Adam Atwood. 2024. </a> </li></ul><p> </p><p>Asteroid vs Birds </p><p> </p><ul><li>“An Asteroid Wiped Out Dinosaurs. Did It Help Birds Flourish?” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/science/bird-evolution-asteroid-dinosaurs.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Carl Zimmer. 2024.</a> </li><li>“Dust Might Have Snuffed Out the Dinosaurs.” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/science/dinosaur-extinction-dust.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Miriam Fauzia. 2023. </a> </li><li>“How Did Birds First Take Off?” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/03/science/bird-flight-evolution.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Carl Zimmer. 2023.</a> </li><li>“Genomes, fossils, and the concurrent rise of modern birds and flowering plants in the Late Cretaceous.” <a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2319696121" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Shaoyuan Wu, et al. 2024. </a> </li></ul><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
