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Half of life on Earth has vanished since we arrived on the scene

Half of life on Earth has vanished since we arrived on the scene

21 May 2018

The biomass of living organisms on the planet has halved since human civilisation began, and humans now outweigh all wild mammals tenfold
The tides are getting stronger thanks to the shifting continents

The tides are getting stronger thanks to the shifting continents

15 May 2018

The ocean tides are the strongest they have been for millions of years, and they will get stronger for several million years to come – because of the position of the continents

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