Which species will survive the Earth's sixth mass extinction?
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - 08:40
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Scientists recently suggested that the Earth's sixth mass extinction has begun. As terrifying as that sounds, surely humans are too smart and too important to get wiped out? Palaeontologists have long tried to shed light on this question by looking for general rules that might predict the survival of a species.