{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f1f67000d9130011234429/66266f29aaeadd0012d60af1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Extinction Risk, Living Fossils, Asteroid vs Birds","description":"<p>Today, you’ll learn about a new study shedding light on what species are most vulnerable to extinction from climate change, why species of living fossils take their time evolving, and a new theory about how the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs also impacted birds.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Extinction Risk&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“New study reveals insight into which animals are most vulnerable to extinction due to climate change.” <a href=\"https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-03-08-new-study-reveals-insight-which-animals-are-most-vulnerable-extinction-due-climate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">University of Oxford. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“What is mass extinction and are we facing a sixth one?” <a href=\"https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-mass-extinction-and-are-we-facing-a-sixth-one.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Tammana Begum. 2021. Updated 2023.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Mass extinctions, their causes and consequences: an interview with Douglas H. Erwin and Shuzhong Shen.” <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10727836/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Shucheng Xie. 2023.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Species and climate change.” <a href=\"https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-brief/species-and-climate-change\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">IUCN. 2021.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Humanity’s Fitting Place on the List of Mass Extinction Events.” <a href=\"https://vocal.media/futurism/humanity-s-fitting-place-on-the-list-of-mass-extinction-events\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Sam Baker. 2018.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Living Fossils&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Study of slowly evolving ‘living fossils’ reveals key genetic insights.” <a href=\"https://news.yale.edu/2024/03/04/study-slowly-evolving-living-fossils-reveals-key-genetic-insights\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Mike Cummings. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“A New Discovery Reveals Why Darwin’s ‘Living Fossil’ Keeps Defying Evolution.” <a href=\"https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a60127921/darwin-living-fossil-keeps-defying-evolution/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Tim Newcomb. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Giraffe Evolution.” <a href=\"https://giraffeworlds.com/giraffe-evolution/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Adam Atwood. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Asteroid vs Birds&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“An Asteroid Wiped Out Dinosaurs. Did It Help Birds Flourish?” <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/science/bird-evolution-asteroid-dinosaurs.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Carl Zimmer. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Dust Might Have Snuffed Out the Dinosaurs.” <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/science/dinosaur-extinction-dust.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Miriam Fauzia. 2023.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“How Did Birds First Take Off?” <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/03/science/bird-flight-evolution.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Carl Zimmer. 2023.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Genomes, fossils, and the concurrent rise of modern birds and flowering plants in the Late Cretaceous.” <a href=\"https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2319696121\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Shaoyuan Wu, et al. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul>","author_name":"Discovery"}