Gamma-Ray Burst Caused Mass Extinction?

Monday, April 6, 2009 - 09:21 in Astronomy & Space

A stream of gamma rays aimed at Earth may have caused a mass die-off 440 million years ago, according to a new paper that says a similar celestial catastrophe could happen again.

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