Mystery Solved: Ocean Acidity in the Last Mass Extinction (IMAGE)

Yale University

Mystery Solved: Ocean Acidity in the Last Mass Extinction

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A new study led by Yale University confirms a long-held theory about the last great mass extinction event in history and how it affected Earth's oceans. The findings may also answer questions about how marine life eventually recovered.

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Michael Henehan & Pincelli Hull

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