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In his new book, Terra, fossil hunter Michael Novacek writes that Earth is overburdened and that the planet faces a mass extinction. Novacek, a... 'Terra' Paints Portrait of Earth Ecosystems in Peril ...

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An international team of scientists has uncovered fossil evidence of a tiny ecosystem in the Cederberg mountains, revealing ...

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If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Global Ecosystems Atlas is a tool that aims to serve as an open-source repository for data on all the ecosystems in the world. Developed by the ...