US EditionSupernova Theory Links an Exploding Star to Global Cooling and Human Evolution
Traces of iron isotopes from supernovae found in Indian Ocean deposits align with global cooling events that likely influenced early human ancestor evolution, scientists say.
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Africa: Supernova Theory Links an Exploding Star to Global Cooling and Human Evolution
Analysis - What's the link between an exploding star, climate change and human evolution? Francis Thackeray, who has researched ancient environments and fossils for many years, sets out his ideas about what happened in the distant past - with enormous consequences.
Supernova theory links an exploding star to global cooling and human evolution
What's the link between an exploding star, climate change and human evolution? Francis Thackeray, who has researched ancient environments and fossils for many years, sets out his ideas about what happened in the distant past—with enormous consequences.
In the 17th century, a supernova was observed in the constellation of Cassiopeia. A cataclysm occurred at 11,000 light-years from us, when a massive star collapsed on itself and exploded. A vestige of this event remains today: Cassiopeia A (abbreviated Case...
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