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Sixth Wildlife Mass Extinction May Happen in 2020, Experts Say
After the five previous mass extinctions faced by planet Earth, the sixth may happen by 2020 according to the projections made by WWF and the Zoological Society of London. Given the current rate of biodiversity loss, including climate change, what we are facing is a problematic future with no assurance of our system's stability which is one of the milestones caused by this era on man: the Anthropocene.
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NASA's Spacecraft to 'Biopsy' a Nearby Asteroid
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Researchers Discover Possible Cause of the First Mass Extinction on Earth
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Anoxic Waters Delay the Recovery of Life on Earth by 5 Million Years After the Mass Extinction
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Antarctic Fossils Suggest That Mass Extinction Event in Polar Regions as Rapid and Severe as Elsewhere in the World
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Bizaare Fossil Gives Clue How Marine Reptiles Survived Mass Extinction 250 Million Years Ago
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Prehistoric Mega Crocodile Was Length Of Bus [WATCH]
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Early Mammals Rapidly Diversified After Dinosaur Extinction
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Small Fish Have Evolutionary Advantage After Mass Extinction Events
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Comet and Asteroid Showers Caused Mass Extinctions, Researchers Say
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Dinosaurs Were Killed By an Asteroid Impact and Volcanism, New Study Shows
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Rare Early Jurassic Corals Found, Study Shows
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'Without Doubt,' a Sixth Mass Extinction Event is Here
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U.S Severe Weather Threats: Isolated Tornadoes, Hail to Continue This Week; Dangerous Travel Possible
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Emperor Penguins Face Harsh Reality as Ice Melt Leads to Record Chick Mortality
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Shrinking Ozone Holes in Antarctica Threatens Breeding Season of Seals, Penguins Due to UV Exposure
