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EXTINCTION
A recent study pinpointed the interstellar collision that eventually led to the dinosaurs' extinction. The event was so deep in space that the meteorite it created didn't slam into Earth and kill off the dinosaurs until nearly 100 million years later. While the findings, if true, would "link the...
The 2008 Old Farmer's Almanac predicts that the coming year will be the warmest in a century. It turns out that years ending in 8 are known for meteorological mischiefsupersize hurricanes, heat waves, floods and droughts. The World Conservation Union released its annual red list of threatened species and...
"Earth, earth, riding your merry-go-round toward extinction," the poet Anne Sexton wrote. How fearsome must the headlines be about tomorrow before people change their ways today?
Good, Clean Eating Dr. Sanjay Gupta asked if there are real benefits to organic fruits and vegetables [Sept. 3]. He answered the question in typically contemporary fashion by analyzing only nutritional value - in other words, How does it affect me? A different answer might be reached if we look at...