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Volcanoes blamed for mass extinction

Scientists say a massive volcano eruption is behind Earth's mass extinction millions of years ago.Scientists say a massive volcano eruption is behind Earth's mass extinction millions of years ago.

Death in the deep: Volcanoes blamed for mass extinction

Lava flows from the crater of a volcano. Ninety-three million years ago Earth was a reshuffled jigsaw of continents a hothouse where the average temperature was nearly twice that of today.

Death in the deep: Volcanoes blamed for mass extinction

PARIS (AFP) - Ninety-three million years ago, Earth was a reshuffled jigsaw of continents, a hothouse where the average temperature was nearly twice that of today.

Death in the deep: Volcanoes blamed for mass extinction

PARIS (AFP) - Ninety-three million years ago, Earth was a reshuffled jigsaw of continents, a hothouse where the average temperature was nearly twice that of today.

Underwater Volcanoes Blamed for Mass Extinctions

More than 93 million years ago, researchers say undersea volcanic activity caused mass extinction in the worlds' oceans.

Study: volcanoes blamed for ancient extinction in ocean

Research published Thursday said it was the violent volcano eruptions that caused a shift in ocean circulation and preceded the extinction of marine life nearly 93 million years ago.

Study: volcanoes blamed for ancient extinction in ocean

BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Research published Thursday said it was the violent volcano eruptions that caused a shift in ocean circulation and preceded the extinction of marine life nearly 93 million years ago.

Study: volcanoes blamed for ancient extinction in ocean

BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Research published Thursday said it was the violent volcano eruptions that caused a shift in ocean circulation and preceded the extinction of marine life nearly 93 million years ago.

Study: Earth may be facing mass extinction

U.S. biologists say devastating declines of amphibian species around the world are a sign the Earth might be facing a new mass extinction.

Study: Earth may be facing mass extinction

BERKELEY, Calif., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. biologists say devastating declines of amphibian species around the world are a sign the Earth might be facing a new mass extinction.

Earth may have little time left to stave off a potential mass extinction of its species

Washington, August 12 : By studying huge die-offs of amphibians in the past, scientists have determined that the Earth may have little time left to stave off a potential mass extinction of its species.

Volcanoes Blamed for Mass Extinctions

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Undersea volcanoes trigger mass extinction

Layers of clues: The Contessa Quarry in central Italy where rock for part of the study was drilled from. The different coloured sediment layers represent deposition of organic carbonate under oxygenated versus anoxic ocean conditions.

Bioware: Mass Effect Trilogy Exclusive to 360 - Mass Effect 2 in '09? (XboxOZ360)

In the just released September issue of Australian 360, comes the commitment of Bioware CEO Ray Muzyka "to bring the Mass Effect trilogy exclusively to the Xbox 360."

More Evidence that Exploding Asteroid Caused Mass Extinction

Geological evidence found in Ohio and Indiana in recent weeks is strengthening the case to attribute what happened 12,900 years ago in North America -- when the end of the last Ice Age unexpectedly turned into a phase of extinction for animals and humans – to a cataclysmic comet or asteroid explosion over top of Canada.

Carbon nanotubes as molecular scales

As researchers look at smaller and smaller objects, it gets hard to measure quantities directly. To get around this, they typically measure a related quantity. One simple way to measure mass is to use a beam attached to a solid fixed substrate. When something is resting on the the beam, it will deflect and vibrate. The deflection will be related to the mass of the object resting on it, its distance from the fixed end, and the stiffness of the beam itself. Addition mass will change the frequency at which the beam vibrates as well, and the change in frequency will be directly related to the proportional change in mass.

Volcanoes may be active under Arctic ice

WOODS HOLE, Mass., June 30 (UPI) -- U.S.-led scientists say they've discovered signs of volcanic activity under Arctic Ocean ice, defying assumptions about sea floor pressure and volcanoes.

Deep Silver will Ride to Hell with Havok

Havok today announced the signing of a two-year licensing deal with Deep Silver. Under terms of the agreement, the game developer will gain access to the Havok Physics, Havok Animation and Havok Behavior solutions. The first title from Deep Silver to use Havok’s technology will be Ride to Hell, which focuses on ’60s bike culture.

Species extinction threats underestimated

A U.S. study finds species extinction threats are underestimated due to a math problem, with extinction risks underrated by possibly as much as 100-fold.

Species Extinction Threats Underestimated

A U.S. study finds species extinction threats are underestimated due to a math problem, with extinction risks underrated by possibly as much as 100-fold.

Dutch electronics giant Philips to move North American headquarters to Mass. from New York

ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) - The Dutch company Royal Philips Electronics NV is relocating its North American headquarters to Andover, Mass. from New York City.

Artist's cause of death unclear

Although the circumstances surrounding the death of world-renowned Bahamian artist Chan Pratt are unclear, police were careful not to characterize Pratt's death as suspicious.

Iranian MPs Okay Death-Penalty Law for 'Online Crimes'

A new law has been passed by the Iranian parliament extending the used of the death penalty to be handed down in cases of online crimes. Previously, only people charged with insulting Islam or drug trafficking had been sentenced to death.

Nanotubes threaten to replace the mass spectrometer

US physicists have built the world's most sensitive 'nanomechanical mass spectrometer' that can accurately determine the mass of objects lighter than a single gold atom.

New law in Iran: Death penalty for 'online crimes'

A new law has been passed by the Iranian parliament extending use of the death penalty to online crimes. Previously, only people charged with insulting Islam or drug trafficking had been sentenced to death.

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