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...more than the Chicxulub crater as its calling card. At the same 65-million-year depth, the geologic record reveals that a thin layer of iridium was deposited pretty much everywhere in the world. Iridium is an element that's rare on Earth but common in asteroids, and a fine global dusting of the stuff is precisely what you'd expect to find if an asteroid struck the ground, vaporized on impact and eventually rained its remains back down. Below that iridium layer, the fossil record shows that a riot of species was thriving; above it, 65% of them went...
...clearly shown to be deforestation and encroachment on habitat. The pictures in "10 Species on the Brink" show nine truly endangered species, then throw in the polar bear, which is 10 times as numerous as any other animal depicted, to try to make the climate-change link. An otherwise fine issue on extinction is thus marred by a gratuitous climate-change reference that is inapplicable and misleading. You can do better--and should. Fred Gray, SPRINGFIELD...
...took them into uncharted territory and then spanked their already future-oriented complexes into high gear. "Have you begun to think about what you might explore as possible career paths after graduation?" You don't have to tell Harvard students to worry prematurely—they'll do it fine themselves, thank you very much...
...while both men are calling for courage and compassion among their flocks, it's not clear yet whether their message that homosexuals are sinners by definition is resonating beyond their staunchest supporters. Of course, that may be just fine with both men, who see in the future a kind of purifying ordeal that will sort out the true church from the others...
...delay a call for help or they refuse to call for help," Paul says. For that reason, rescue organizations in Colorado generally don't charge rescuees. The only instance in which people are regularly billed is for violating the state's Ski Safety Act, which slaps skiers with a fine of $1,000 for accessing closed territory from resort property...