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May 24, 2023

The Earth Nears Sixth Mass Extinction in First Such Event Caused by Human Activity
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A new study warns the Earth is entering its sixth mass extinction due to
the massive global loss of biodiversity triggered by human activity. The
report, written by researchers at Queen's University Belfast in Northern
Ireland, says that nearly half of the planet's animal species are now in
decline, but that unlike past mass extinctions, the present one has been
entirely caused by humans.


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