Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs

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Lisa Randall is a science professor at Harvard University specializing in cosmology and theoretical particle physics. In 2007, she was named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” and is the author of other books including Warped Passages.

Earth’s history is marked by five mass extinctions that reshaped life, with the most famous being the K-Pg event 66 million years ago, caused by a meteoroid impact that left behind iridium-rich layers and the Chicxulub crater. Meteoroids, remnants of the solar system’s formation, not only delivered essential elements for life but also triggered catastrophic events like the Tunguska explosion. Meanwhile, dark matter, an invisible force shaping galaxies, may influence comet activity, potentially linking it to periodic extinction cycles. As scientists uncover patterns in impacts and extinction events, they continue to explore the intricate connections between cosmic phenomena, Earth’s history, and the mysteries of the universe.

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