Radiation From an Exploding Star May Have Altered Evolution on Earth

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Radiation From an Exploding Star May Have Altered Evolution on Earth

If a star explodes in space and no one is around to see it, does it wreak a change on terrestrial evolution? Yes, maybe – if you're a microbe quietly minding your own business in Lake Tanganyika in the highlands of eastern Africa.

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By the rain of cosmic rays that they bring to Earth, supernovas have long been suspected of having had an influence on the evolution of the living. A new study thus suggests a link between the explosion of a star near the Earth 2.5 million years ago and...

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Research links explosion of a star and of viruses on Earth

Cosmic radiation from supernova altered virus evolution in Africa. Continue reading Research links explosion of a star and of viruses on Earth on Tech Explorist.