Monday, April 23, 2007

Ancient Mass Extinctions every 62 million years

Ancient Mass Extinctions Caused by Cosmic Radiation, Scientists Say

Scott Norris
for National Geographic News
April 20, 2007

Cosmic rays produced at the edge of our galaxy have devastated life on Earth every 62 million years, researchers say.

The finding suggests that biodiversity has been strongly influenced by the motion of the solar system through the Milky Way and of the galaxy's movement through intergalactic space.

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