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  Ozone depletion played a role in mass extinction: Study

  Science | August 29, 2018 18:46 IST

  The event, also known as the Great Dying, occurred when a massive volcanic eruption took place.

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  End of Days: Earth could see sixth wave of mass extinction by year 2100, claims MIT study

  Science | September 22, 2017 11:47 IST

  By 2100, human activities will add 310 gigatons of carbon to the world’s oceans, a threshold that could ultimately lead to mass extinction

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  MIT study says Earth's sixth mass extinction may begin by 2100, to be triggered by increasing carbon levels in oceans

  Science | September 21, 2017 22:13 IST

  A study by MIT scientists have predicted that the sixth mass extinction in Earth’s history will be triggered by increasing carbon levels in the oceans and may begin around 2100.

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  Sixth mass extinction has begun, human race at danger: Study

  World | June 22, 2015 7:23 IST

  New York: The world is witnessing the sixth mass extinction that threatens even our very own existence, warns a new study.The new study, published in the journal Science Advances, shows that even with extremely conservative

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  Mass extinction holds lessons for modern world?

  World | October 30, 2012 18:32 IST

  Washington, Oct 30: The biggest mass extinction during the Cretaceous Period 65 million years ago that wiped out the dinosaurs along with other species, holds stark lessons for the modern world, according to a study.The