This month in science:What really killed the dinosaurs, Royal Astronomical Society’s Gold Medal,increasing the diversity of conservation leaders, LASER Talks, and more...
New research published in Science argues that environmental impacts from massive volcanic eruptions in India did not play a direct role in the mass extinction that killed the dinosaurs. It was all about the impact of an asteroid. The discovery was made by climate scientist James Zachos and earth science alumni Donald Penman, Richard Norris, and Peter Lippert.
A month ago, Good TimesSanta Cruz readers sent a round of local environmental science questions for students from our Science Communication Program to investigate—from the birds to the bees—here are their answers.sent a second round of Santa Cruz-related science questions for students from our Science Communication Program (
Join us on February 19 at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz for a LASER Talk by geochemist and paleoecologist Paul Koch about the "Ancient human impacts on large animal communities." LASER (Leonardo Art & Science Evening Rendezvous) is an international program bringing together artists, scientists, and scholars for conversations. Other topics in science include "The challenge of understanding human brain evolution" by bioinformatician David Haussler.
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