How fragile is life on Earth? Wildlife in the balance
How fragile is life on Earth? A rock from an iron ore mine housed in Museum Victoria gives us a clue. It’s a visual reminder of the instability that happens when we remove wildlife. In the long-distant past Earth couldn’t have supported humans. It’s only the rich abundance of animals today that stops wild fluctuations in our climate and planetary life support systems. Life on Mars, for instance, never made it through this stage.
Australia Layers of iron and silica laid down 2.5 billion years ...
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Wildlife in the Balance
Wildlife has a huge and immeasurable impact on the stability, health and functioning of ecosystems. For this reason, humanity cannot survive without wildlife. Wild animals turn dust into soil, carbon
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