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What Really Killed The Dinosaurs? Not Just An Asteroid
Original: What Really Killed The Dinosaurs? (It Wasn't Just An Asteroid)
A science explainer argues that the asteroid impact 66 million years ago was not the sole cause of the dinosaurs' extinction. It points to other contributing factors, such as massive volcanic eruptions, climate change and falling sea levels, that weakened ecosystems before the impact delivered the final blow. The topic continues to draw large audiences as debates over the exact causes of the mass extinction remain active among paleontologists.
Why now: Renewed public and scientific debate about whether the asteroid alone caused the dinosaurs' extinction keeps the topic popular.
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