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1 week ago1w

Posted by xenoview

Artificial intelligence could lead to extinction, experts warn

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News & Links

1 week ago1w

Posted by Organist1

Uh-oh! Scientists warn of the risk of extinction from AI run wild. I just had a conversation about this with my brother, a retired electronics engineer from MIT. He is 89, and in good health/mind. This was the most animated I'd seen ...

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Health & Happiness

2 weeks ago2w

Posted by Flyingsaucesir

While we remember our fallen soldiers this Memorial Day, let's also recognize the thousands of species we have driven to extinction....and change our behavior before we join them!

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Metal music

1 month ago1m

Posted by Seriousreason

The boys from. BELARUS EXTERMINATION DISMEMBERMENT... Dropped a new. SLAM album & it meets expectations & then some.. Dehuminization etc ..

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Music Fans

1 month ago1m

Posted by BlackDove

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Since You Said You Loved Me

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Posts

1 month ago1m

Posted by OldGoat43

CANNABIS IN SCIENCE & HEALTH4/27/2023 A study suggested that "low dose, oral THC can affect neural indices of fear learning and memory in adults with trauma-exposure," which "may be beneficial for future therapeutic ...

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Apr 15Apr 15

Posted by phxbillcee

PBS Eons - How (Some) Plants Survived The K-Pg Extinction

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Just for Laughs

Apr 8Apr 8

Posted by St-Sinner

Meme Trump retards to extinction

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Posts

Apr 7Apr 7

Posted by OldGoat43

CANNABIS IN SCIENCE & HEALTH4/7/2023 A study of mice found that a "single dose of psilocybin facilitated rapid and sustained fear of extinction," indicating that "psilocybin may be a useful adjunct to exposure-based therapies ...

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Natural history

Mar 15Mar 15

Posted by Fernapple

A story about a plant back from near extinction, sorry it does contain a lot of Bible as well, but it is fascinating.

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

Mar 10Mar 10

Posted by Charlene

This is an interesting read on the Late Devonian Extinction event..

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Posts

Mar 10Mar 10

Posted by Charlene

This an interest read on the late Devonian extinction

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Conservative Atheists

Mar 3Mar 3

Posted by Seriousreason

To Mayor Pete .. You know what yourve done. Better yet not done.. . Booooo Peter Buttedge edge . We are not impressed . Not a sign of any so called environmentalists . No Greta , Gore , De caprio AOC , Kerry. or WEF billionaires . They ...

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Legalize Cannabis Nationwide/Worldwide

Feb 22Feb 22

Posted by OldGoat43

FEDERAL CANNABIS NEWS2/22/2023 Drug Enforcement Administration agents were sent back to the U.S. after Australian Federal Police complained to the U.S. ambassador about the investigation methods they used there. LINK: ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 26Jan 26

Posted by vocaloldfart

LINKJack Szostak (Harvard/HHMI) Part 1: The Origin of Cellular Life on Earth - YouTube

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News & Links

Jan 15Jan 15

Posted by Beowulfsfriend

Largest global bird flu outbreak in history showing no signs of slowing down. Worldwide, birds are dying and being culled. Don't expect the price for eggs to drop anytime soon. . For some species, there is even the threat of ...

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News & Links

Dec 29, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by barjoe

LINKWhy Pele was the GREATEST footballer of all time | Daily Mail Online

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Dec 16, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by snytiger6

LINKThe Extinction That Never Happened - YouTube

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Taboo Island

Dec 11, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by FrostyJim

Radio Free Bakersfield holiday podcast

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News & Links

Dec 8, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by rainmanjr

LINKNonreligious voters gave Democrats crucial wins. Will people notice?

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Posts

Dec 1, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by OldGoat43

CANNABIS IN SCIENCE & HEALTH12/1/2022 A study concluded that "elderly individuals (age 60 and older) benefit from medical marijuana legalization in terms of better mental health, whereas legalizing recreational marijuana ...

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Posts

Nov 30, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by OldGoat43

CANNABIS IN SCIENCE & HEALTH11/30/2022 A review concluded that "pre-clinical evidence supports CBD as a potential treatment for stress or anxiety disorders resulting from previously stressful events, particularly by reducing ...

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Politics

Nov 13, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by snytiger6

LINKTrump asserts he used DOJ/FBI to stop vote count in 2018 to help DeSantis become Florida governor - YouTube

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Nov 7, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by snytiger6

LINKHow Plants Caused the First Mass Extinction - YouTube

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Silly, Random & Fun

Nov 6, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by Sierra4

Worked for my third graders also.

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Politics

Nov 5, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by racocn8

Growing up, I was proud that the US prevailed in WWII and I was amazed by the ventures into space. I had patriotism, even though on a deeper level, I repudiated allegiance to country, race or religion. What should be crystal clear now to every ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Oct 26, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by Beowulfsfriend

15,000 year old viruses found in melting Tibetan glaciers. Some moss, centuries old was brought to life. 42k year old round worms were revived. "Ancient 15,000-Year-Old Viruses Found in Melting Tibetan Glaciers : ScienceAlert"

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Quotes

Oct 7, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by WilliamCharles

“All of humanity is in peril of extinction if each one of us does not dare, now and henceforth, always to tell only the truth, and all the truth, and to do so promptly -right now.” R. Buckminster Fuller

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Posts

Aug 26, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by OldGoat43

CANNABIS IN SCIENCE & HEALTH8/26/2022 A study indicated that "acute THC administration may facilitate extinction of the conditioned fear response in humans." LINK: A study concluded that ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Aug 24, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by rainmanjr

LINKMax Tegmark: How to get empowered, not overpowered, by AI | TED Talk

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Posts

Aug 23, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by St-Sinner

This is what happened...

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Posts

Aug 22, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by OldGoat43

CANNABIS IN SCIENCE & HEALTH8/22B/2022 A review concluded that "self-reported studies link marijuana uses to positive mood, anxiety relief, sleep regulation, nausea and vomiting reduction, and appetite stimulation-all [postpartum...

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Instrumentals

Jul 21, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by chalupacabre

Michael Lane - Moon and Sun

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Jul 8, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

The History Of Earth's Five Mass Extinction Events | The Next Great Extinction Event | Spark

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The Best of Late Night & News

Jun 17, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

christophertitustv - Extinction In Real Time | Christopher Titus | Armageddon Update

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Just for Laughs

Jun 13, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by zeuser

Guns: c'mon, buy one.

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Just for Laughs

Jun 12, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Ryo1

Let's make the list longer! 😆

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Music Fans

May 14, 2022May 2022

Posted by puff

Sunday morning here in Oz. Chill music

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News & Links

Apr 22, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by JackPedigo

Noam Chomsky, 93, issues warning: 'We're approaching the most dangerous point in human history' ”“There is no one other than Donald Trump –in history– who has done more to try to drive the human race to extinction,” said ...

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Politics

Apr 14, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by whiskywoman

waste of skin cruz

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News & Links

Mar 31, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Flyingsaucesir

Local news reports are full of people complaining about the price of gasoline. Here are some costs that should be factored into the price at the pump: 1. Loss of land and infrastructure due to rising sea levels. 2. Crop failure and famine due to ...

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Religion & Spirituality

Mar 25, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Anvesh

If God exists then why so many religions have bitten dust since organised praying took roots? Also, inspite of so many religions met up with extinction still why around 4000 religious faith still exists I am completely perplexed

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Posts

Mar 18, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by St-Sinner

Looks familiar.....

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Food Glorious Food

Mar 10, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by FrayedBear

A fascinating interview with three collectors of old recipes, saving recipes from extinction:

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

Mar 2, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by JoeB

Determining the time of year when the Chicxulub Impactor fell. The end-Cretaceous extinction event wiped out 76% of known species on Earth, but was strangely selective in the way it did so. The non-Avian Dinosaurs were ...

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Canadian, eh?

Feb 22, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by callmedubious

is he a petty tyrant?: "It is worth considering a comparison to see how draconian and dangerously unreasonable Trudeau is being. Over several years, protests in the UK by the environmental action group Extinction Rebellion have repeatedly caused ...

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Feb 9, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by xenoview

Neanderthal extinction not caused by brutal wipe out

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Feb 4, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by AnonySchmoose

Scientific Plan To Create Arctic Elephant by Studying Woolly Mammoth DNA. Scientists believe mammoth-elephant hybrids could help avert melting permafrost by trampling foliage in the Arctic ... Rapid tree growth now seen...

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Just for Laughs

Jan 21, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Lizard_of_Ahaz

I guess they are all just kinky....

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Jan 15, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

Sixth Mass Extinction of Global Biodiversity Is Already in Progress

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COVID CULT

Dec 15, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by BDair

The undeniable science is undeniable, mask mandates can save mankind from extinction.

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Just for Laughs

Dec 1, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by noworry28

Art Class Christmas tree drawings.

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Posts

Nov 27, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Killtheskyfairy

San Francisco poll?

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News & Links

Nov 16, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by RichCC

LINKBig Ag Furious After EPA Determines Top Herbicides Driving Vulnerable Species Toward Extinction | Commondreams.org

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News & Links

Nov 12, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by AnonySchmoose

LINKTauros | Rewilding Europe

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Politics

Nov 9, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Lorajay

Proof high tax rates do not drive billionaires away or keep them from accumulating more riches.

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Introverts Unite!

Nov 8, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by TheoryNumber3

Now that we've all celebrated the autumnal equinox by spending half a day setting our clocks back, I'd like to welcome this week's new members who joined Introverts Unite! during the past week. Howdy to @Storm1752, @Fanon2020, @andyeastinclark, ...

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News & Links

Nov 2, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by MyTVC15

LINKGhislaine Maxwell trial: No plea deal talks

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General & Hellos

Oct 30, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Robecology

I found a great animation, called "Don't Choose Extinction". Please share.

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Oct 23, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

PBS Eons - How a Mass Extinction Event Created the Amazon

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Dog Lovers

Oct 8, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by wolf041

This is the latest addition to my fur family, Akela ( aka Fleece Keester). She came from a very loving family, but she was getting in trouble for running neighboring livestock ( that will get a pooch shot around here, especially one that looks like ...

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News & Links

Sep 30, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKWildlife Officials Take 23 Species Off The Endangered List Due To Extinction

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Metal music

Sep 17, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Seriousreason

Brink of extinction .. NAPALM DEATH... 🤘🎸🍺

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Sep 13, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by barjoe

LINKFirm raises $15m to bring back woolly mammoth from extinction | Extinct wildlife | The Guardian

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Food Glorious Food

Aug 31, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by bigpawbullets

Linda made up a batch of blueberry-gogi berry jam. Still awaiting the three day setting up phase to complete. 6 1/2 cups blueberries & 1/2 cup gogi (wolf) berries. Additional liquid used was from draining a batch of thawed strawberries.

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Paleontology, Archeology, and Anthropology

Aug 28, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by JoeB

Understanding ocean chemistry in the Western Interior Seaway during the Cenomanian–Turonian Extinction Event. The boundary between the Cenomanian and Turonian stages of the Cretaceous Period is marked by a mass ...

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World Music

Aug 27, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Marionville

I thought something from Norwegian superstar Sissel Kyrkjebo was overdue…so here she is helped by a girl’s choir, with a delightful version of Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Aug 9, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by xenoview

Climate change: At-risk nations fear extinction after IPCC report

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Silly, Random & Fun

Aug 8, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Ryo1

This is fascinating. How come tiny creatures like this caterpillar that cannot possibly have problem-solving abilities developed such skills? Did God tell them to do that? 😜 This lil being its house on its back and variety is incredible The...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Jul 15, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by Marionville

QUAGGA. - Noun…(equus quagga quagga) an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra that was endemic to South Africa until it was hunted to extinction in 19th century by European settler colonists. It was long thought to be a separate species, but DNA...

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Politics

Jul 14, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by TheoryNumber3

No matter how many times I watch this Daily Show video, it never stops being hilarious! ())

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Memes R Us

Jul 12, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by QuidamOutrepont

Have you ever read...

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Quotes

Jul 7, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by WilliamCharles

Robert A. Heinlein - Glory Road

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Memes R Us

Jul 6, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by Lizard_of_Ahaz

If he really likes you he will deal with it....

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jul 5, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by AnonySchmoose

Humans Caused a Major Shift in Earth’s Ecosystems 6,000 Years Ago. "We upended a pattern held for 300 million years, and that may mean we are causing a new phase in global evolution... the ramifications could be ...

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Posts

Jun 17, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by mistymoon77

That past right through that head in warp speed.

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Passions

Jun 9, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by Tourirst

The world is 26,000 miles in diameter; we pumped 55.3 billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere along with other poisonous chemicals, and many of the substances did not exist back in the days of the T-Rex. We have destroyed trillions of trees in our...

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General & Hellos

May 29, 2021May 2021

Posted by UrsiMajor

QAnon. New American Religion. Scary stuff. Do many of your friends and family support Qanon? How about you? Some of you might be too embarrassed to admit it. UPDATE. This in from people well beyond me: " Everyone should read ...

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General & Hellos

May 18, 2021May 2021

Posted by FearlessFly

Apple and Microsoft’s Rivalry Had Cooled. Now It’s Back and Getting Testier Tensions have surfaced during the Epic Games trial and could persist as the two companies compete in everything from cloud computing to mixed reality.

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WTF

May 5, 2021May 2021

Posted by holdenc98

THE END IS NIGH ! says old English rhyme: Tweedledum and Tweedledee are characters in an English nursery rhyme and in Lewis Carroll's 1871 book Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. Their names may have originally come from an ...

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Quotes

Apr 26, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by gsiamne

Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception. - Carl Sagan

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News & Links

Apr 24, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKVanishing: The extinction crisis is worse than you think - CNN Video

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Metal, Punk, and other Avenues of Aggression

Apr 24, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by MichelleGar1

Napalm Death- On the Brink of Extinction

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Earth Preservers

Apr 18, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by girlwithsmiles

Investing ethically and ethical mortgages are still improving and more need to show as more prevalent if we are to make meaningful changes. Ethical investment, (2.95 % was the higher of the ones I found), still gives much worse returns than ...

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General & Hellos

Mar 25, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by Robecology

'On the inevitable extinction of the human species and the creation of the post-human species' A concise, well written article discussing the very likely extinction of H. sapiens and what we can expect next.

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Mar 24, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

PBS Eons The Extinction That Never Happened

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FEATHERED FRIENDS

Mar 16, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by Lilac-JadeCanada

Vancouver photographer's video of ravens playing like puppies in the snow goes viral June Hunter's video of 2 playful ravens has been viewed more than a million times..............more...............

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Silly, Random & Fun

Mar 16, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKLying Creationist: Evolution Says Dinosaurs Farted Themselves Into Extinction | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Mar 14, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

History of the Earth How Did Life Recover From The First Mass Extinction?

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Science, Health & History Tidbits

Mar 9, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by phxbillcee

PBS Eons How Plants Caused the First Mass Extinction

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Feb 27, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by AnonySchmoose

LINKDust From Asteroid That Ended Dinosaur Reign Closes Case on Impact Extinction Theory

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Politics

Feb 17, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by CuddyCruiser

Well look what I just came across! Rush Limbaugh dead at 70. BOO HOO WAA WAA!!

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Silly, Random & Fun

Feb 15, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by BTHT

Interesting... Conservatives complain about lying, yet: “Every grid operator and every electric company is fighting to restore power right now,” said ERCOT President and CEO Bill Magness. Multiple electrical generating units began tripping ...

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Metal, Punk, and other Avenues of Aggression

Feb 13, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by Rossy92

{From the Canadian band's 3rd full-length album of 6, 2004's Until The End} KITTIE Into The Darkness

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News & Links

Jan 25, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by snytiger6

LINKEarth has entered sixth mass extinction, warn scientists

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General & Hellos

Jan 20, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by Beowulfsfriend

Monarch Butterflies Move Closer to Extinction I know a few years ago, there was a slight uptick in numbers, but with with the West burning and other climate and human development, the clock seems to be against these creatures.

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