Cold age caused by comets, according to...diamonds?

Friday, January 2, 2009 - 19:28 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Reuters reports that tiny nanodiamonds found throughout North America show that a "swarm of comets" hit the earth 13,000 years ago, starting a cold age that killed off mammoths and saber-toothed tigers. read more

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