Scientists find gas emissions from rocks may have contributed to ancient climate swings, mass extinctions

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Jul 8, 2026, 2:00 pm192 ptsTrendingTop
An interdisciplinary team from Florida State University's Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science has uncovered new evidence about processes that may have contributed to ancient mass-extinction events, some of the most dramatic ecosystem reorganizations in Earth's history.

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