Extinction

When extinction is thought about most people think about dinosaurs or different varieties of plants and animals, but what about humans? Most people do not consider humans when talking about extinction because they still exist and a world without humans seems implausible. The only problem with not considering humans when talking about extinction is that humans did not always exist and there was once a world without us. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells touches on the future of the human race and…

In The Sixth Extinction, by Elizabeth Kolbert, the author stresses that if no changes are made to the world in which we live today, that a mass extinction will occur. Kolbert reveals that species are becoming extinct at a rate that is similar to those of preceding mass extinctions. Most importantly, if the destruction and contamination of the natural world continue at the same pace then it will conclude with the end of humanity. Similar to the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago,…

industries, humans now possess the ability to impact the Earth immensely. In the articles, “Numerous Signs Point to Parasite Mass Extinctions” by Tracy V. Wilson and “Mass Extinction and Biodiversity Loss” by David Hosansky, are concerned on this topic and explain how the Earth is on the brink of a sixth mass extinction. Both articles give explanations on ways extinctions are happening all around us and the main culprit isn’t a massive asteroid or volcanic explosions, it’s us. Above all, because…

major meteorite impact may not have been the sole cause of the mass extinction involving the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Researchers have discovered an array of huge volcanic eruptions in india 66 million years ago which released large amounts of gases into the atmosphere, which drastically altered the climate. This new theory does not in fact eliminate the theory of a massive meteorite being a leading cause for the extinction of the dinosaurs, it simply examines how the meteorite is…

alternative hypotheses that might have caused this mass extinction by explaining the main reasoning behind each of these premises. The author exposes the points of views of different scientists and geologists in regards to the death of the dinosaurs, which- somehow- remains one of the most heated and contested “battles in science”. Particularly, the paper explains the stance of one geologist from Princeton who is an advocate of a different dinosaur extinction theory. Dr. Keller and her team…

In her book The Sixth Extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert writes that there have been five mass extinctions in the history of planet earth. She asserts that currently the earth is on the precipice of a sixth mass extinction. In contrast with the previous five, according to Kolbert this sixth extinction is almost entirely caused by humans and our exploitation of the earth. In each of the book’s thirteen chapters, Kolbert highlights a particular species that is now extinct and analyzes the causes and…

Five extinctions of Earth and Who will be Next? The Earth we live on now is drastically different from how it was millions of years ago. The Earth has gone through many changes and events though time. There are five major events in history that have changed the world. Without these five mass extinctions who knows what Earth would have looked like, and if humans would even be alive. In the ordovician period 439 million years ago there was a mass extinction that wiped out 89% of life on Earth.…

in a layer of dust (Smith, 2005). In Mexico there is a crater with a diameter of 180km called Chicxulub that has been dated to have first surfaced 65 million years ago leading scientists to believe that whatever caused the crater lead also to the extinction of the dinosaurs. Iridium, a rare metal that is also found in asteroids, has also been discovered as a layer covering the whole surface area on the Earth. Asteroids contain Iridium, a rare metal, this same metal has been found in a layer…

Prehistoric creature such as dinosaurs were believed to be wiped out by a meteorite/asteroid or another catastrophic event. How did an asteroid cause a mass extinction causing the majority of a planet’s population to die? Newton’s laws of motion can explain how and why a asteroid caused a mass extinction wiping out an entire planet’s evolution. Scientist have multiple hypotheses leading to the end of the Cretaceous Era or T-K event. One of such, is the astronomical event that hit the earth…

Resident Evil: Extinction, a 2007 action packed somewhat futuristic horror movie. It is the third movie in the Resident Evil series produced by Paul W.S. Anderson. Travelling across the Nevada desert trying to get to Alaska, these survivors never stay in one place for long for fear of being attacked by the walking dead. Resident Evil: Extinction is filled with non-stop action, seasoned actors, and an unbelievable story line that will leave you wanting more. Resident Evil: Extinction picks up…