Thursday 19 January 2017

How the darkness and the cold killed the dinosaurs


IRON AND ICE
How the darkness and the cold killed the dinosaurs Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jan 17, 2017 - 66 million years ago, the sudden extinction of the dinosaurs started the ascent of the mammals, ultimately resulting in humankind's reign on Earth. Climate scientists now reconstructed how tiny droplets of sulfuric acid formed high up in the air after the well-known impact of a large asteroid and blocking the sunlight for several years, had a profound influence on life on Earth. Plants die ... more

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