For the first time, Canadian researchers have suggested that the Earth’s most severe mass extinction was caused by an influx of mercury into the eco-system. In the study, published in the journal Geology, a team of researchers from the University of Calgary hypothesizes a link between the end-Permian mass extinction and the high levels of mercury released into the environment during catastrophic Siberian Traps volcanic eruptions. End-Permian Earth...
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