Research will gauge hypothetical disaster: A supernova close to Earth
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 07:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Seen from our planet, the flash could be brighter than a multitude of suns—and might be followed by a ruined ozone layer, an upsurge in radiation, and a wave of cancers and mutations in humans and other creatures that would crest for hundreds or even thousands of years.