Tuesday, 4 September 2012

Research reveals contrasting consequences of a warmer Earth

Research reveals contrasting consequences of a warmer Earth: York UK (SPX) Sep 04, 2012



A new study, by scientists from the Universities of York, Glasgow and Leeds, involving analysis of fossil and geological records going back 540 million years, suggests that biodiversity on Earth generally increases as the planet warms. But the research says that the increase in biodiversity depends on the evolution of new species over millions of years, and is normally accompanied by extinctions