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Active volcano surrounded by diverse plant and animal life, illustrating how volcanoes affect evolution

How Volcanoes Affect Evolution

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Volcanoes at end of Cretaceous: Dinosaurs fleeing from erupting volcano and advancing lava flow

Volcanoes at end of Cretaceous

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Computer models of Deccan Traps: 3D simulation of ancient volcanic landscape with data overlays

Computer Models of Deccan Traps

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Mercury pollution from K-Pg volcanoes: Deccan Traps eruptions releasing ash and gases into atmosphere

Mercury pollution from K-Pg volcanoes

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Deccan Traps effect on ancient life: Volcanic landscape with struggling dinosaurs and plants amid ash and lava flows

The Deccan Traps Effect on Ancient Life

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Dinosaur silhouette against Deccan Traps volcanic sky. Did Deccan Traps kill dinosaurs?

Did Deccan Traps kill dinosaurs? Volcanic Extinction Theory

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Frost-covered sunflower in snowy field illustrating volcanic winter's unseasonable effects

What is a volcanic winter

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Lava flowing into ocean creates steam plume, showcasing volcanoes and ocean acidity process in action

Volcanoes and Ocean Acidity: When Fire Meets Water

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Dramatic volcanic lightning during an eruption, illustrating how volcanoes change climate

How Volcanoes Change Climate: Nature’s Weather Engineers

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When did the Deccan Traps erupt: Massive lava flows engulf landscape 66 million years ago as dinosaurs flee

When did the Deccan Traps erupt: Timing of massive lava flows

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What are the Deccan Traps: Aerial view showing step-like terrain formed by massive lava flows

What are the Deccan Traps? Earth’s Colossal Lava Flows Explained

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Aerial view of Meteor Crater in Arizona, a stark reminder of the biggest asteroid impacts on Earth

Biggest asteroid impacts on Earth: Top 5 cosmic collisions

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Fiery explosion showing where did the K-Pg asteroid hit Earth, creating massive Chicxulub crater on Yucatan Peninsula

Where Did the K-Pg Asteroid Hit? The Chicxulub Crater Story

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Scientist analyzing simulations of Chicxulub impact via holographic projection in futuristic lab

Simulations of Chicxulub impact: Modeling Dinosaur Doom

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Detective's evidence board connecting clues in debate over what killed the dinosaurs

Debate over what killed the dinosaurs: Theories Clash

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Other asteroids that killed dinosaurs: Multiple fiery streaks in sky as dinosaurs watch

Other asteroids that killed dinosaurs: Multiple impact clues

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Illustration of an asteroid impacting Earth, causing K-Pg extinction air pollution

K-Pg Extinction Air Pollution: A Choking Cloud of Destruction

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Where did the dinosaur asteroid come from: Main asteroid belt with large rock breaking away, heading towards distant Earth

Where did the dinosaur asteroid come from?

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Colossal tsunami wave looms over Cretaceous coastline as dinosaurs flee, tsunamis from dinosaur asteroid visible in background

Tsunamis from Dinosaur Asteroid: Waves of Destruction

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Furry early mammals in snowy landscape, dim sun and impact crater, ice age after dinosaur extinction

Ice Age After Dinosaur Extinction: Earth’s Dramatic Cooling

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