Thu. 11/10 - Can I Get One Large Algae, Please?
Is algae the secret to feeding our growing world? Plus, new evidence for a sixth mass extinction that occurred even earlier than the Big Five. And some prescient thoughts on democracy from fifty years ago, courtesy of the creator of Charlie Brown.
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Is it time to start eating algae? (National Geographic)
Scientists Uncover Evidence of What May Be Earth's First Mass Animal Extinction (ScienceAlert)
Geobiologists shine new light on Earth's first known mass extinction event 550 million…
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