Sheril Kirshenbaum

Is mammals’ time on Earth half over?

A new model suggests that in 250 million years, all land will collide into a supercontinent that boosts warming & pushes mammals to extinction. @Carl_Zimmer has the details.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/25/science/future-earth-warming-mammal-extinction.html?unlocked_article_code=VuDSM7PIFbX1WwTvJFJf4D4CT3If1tMXw44QLcVN_z_ZUZkSB-aBK4T2idjVHzAEXB5xWrbRdZpVaog-jbUpBHZZGQO6tl6V-tB6U6BL9KMnY3KmakhEDteT38KbIKoXex5hVWwSbodGEuns5Uvaq5YWaicv7o07VL-BnLt3BegqYIhg5fugV-tzkAPwE4Lf0NDXkPINzJJDUXev5jgsslC6APVVy95EnpO4mxFVzOYYsHcreGcXxWTRV0cNaNdkwueevy_uNJoC8yp6afXFBeJ-ZTQ5CivBi90D3EyxGXBao2xl-XEyADaUHghdj4zKSudM9SJZB8X7V6mfz6KA6dybMCBH54MO_2UMSKPvVHRI&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare #science

Mammals’ Time on Earth Is Half Over, Scientists Predict

A new model suggests that in 250 million years, all land will collide into a supercontinent that boosts warming and pushes mammals to extinction.

The New York Times
Sep 27, 2023 at 3:54amMetatext
Show threadMarcSep 27, 2023

@Sheril

Half over is the optimistic perspective.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2306987120

Show threadMaybeMyMonkeysSep 27, 2023
@Sheril @Carl_Zimmer zoos, animal reserves and cities
Show threadPablo RrrrrrrSep 27, 2023
@Sheril @Carl_Zimmer Not seeing a downside here.
Show threadSudhirSep 27, 2023
@Sheril. Unimaginable! How the World will be without Mammals? Won't it be very boring without female species?! 🤔 @Carl_Zimmer.
Show threadSon Light LifeSep 27, 2023
@Sheril @Carl_Zimmer Beautiful photo!! 😊🙏🌈
Show threadxs4me2Sep 27, 2023

@Sheril @Carl_Zimmer

Well, we will not be there to witness it. That’s for sure…

Show threadThe Animal and the MachineSep 27, 2023
@Sheril @Carl_Zimmer
I’ll get my shovel.
Show threadStefan BucherSep 29, 2023
@Sheril @Carl_Zimmer More immediately, maybe 50 more years for humans?