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    “Meteor likely caused the Earth’s Greatest Extinction Event” the author states that “About 60 meteorites five or more kilometers across have hit the earth in the past 600 million years. The smallest ones would have carved craters some 95 kilometers wide. “Most scientists agree that one such impact did in the dinosaurs‚ but evidence for large collisions coincident with other mass extinctions remained elusive until recently.”The increased attention brought about the discovery including extraterrestrial

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    Most humans are scared of bees‚ but bees are vital in many ways. The extinction of bees can cause a huge environmental impact‚ just like the extinction of any creature‚ but what would happen? I love bees‚ but many people kill bees because they are afraid of them‚ but my grandfather kept bees and there was nothing to be afraid of. Many people don’t believe that bees are so nice because of their experiences of stinging‚ but what really is the truth? How do bees interact with humans? Should we

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    We have learned many things about the dinosaurs mass extinction and how these forces can impact us today. Such as‚ the speed (velocity)‚ mass‚ force‚ and the lack of air friction of the object that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago was so great that it caused a collision with the Earth great enough to cause an extinction. Potential and kinetic energy are also involved in this. These forces and more such as‚ gravity‚ momentum‚ friction and more that we now know about can

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    The Late Quaternary Extinction happened approximately fifty to ten thousand years ago‚ and recently in the nineteenth century new light was shed upon why this extinction had happened and why it this extinction primarily targeted large animals. This extinction is vastly studied because it appeared to be more selective of large mammals than pervious extinction in North America. With recent advancements of carbon dating there has been hypothesis other than the over kill hypothesis which was primarily

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    The Extinction of Bees Being stung by a bee isn’t exactly the best feeling in the world. However‚ killing that bee that causes your arm to swell up for a few hours could lead us one step closer to a world without them‚ and a world without us. The truth is‚ bees provide much more than most people would ever care to think about. The foods that we eat‚ the environments we enjoy and the medicines so many of us so badly need are only able to be provided because of pollination. In reality‚ despite how

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    Extinction of Earth’s Wildlife Over the last 40 years the Earth’s wildlife population has drastically declined in numbers. Since 1970‚ the world has lost 52% of its biodiversity. This was announced by the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) September 30‚ 2014. Animal populations such as mammals‚ birds‚ reptiles‚ fish‚ and amphibians are about half the size they were 40 years ago. This is a much greater decrease than the scientists originally anticipated. More than 10‚000 animal populations were studied by

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    or paraphrase/ statistics/ examples from various sources / references / online journals). Citation and referencing should be using the APA format. 5) Essays that are submitted after the deadline will be penalized 2 points per day unless you have prior approval/extension date‚ or a good and confirmable reason. If you need an extension‚ see your instructor. Extensions are at his/her discretion. TOPIC 1 Many foreign students are interested in studying in Malaysia for

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    The Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca‚ literally meaning "cat-foot black-and-white") is a bear native to central-western and south western China. The Giant Panda lives in a few mountain ranges in central China‚ mainly in Sichuan province‚ but also in the Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. It is easily recognized by its large‚ distinctive black patches around the eyes‚ over the ears‚ and across its round body. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora‚ the Giant Panda’s diet is 99% bamboo. Other parts

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    It is believed Earth may be in the midst of another mass extinction‚ also known as ’The Sixth Mass Extinction ’. This mass extinction is the first for 65 million years since the Cretaceous-Tertiary period. "It ’s the next annihilation of vast numbers of species. It is happening now‚ and we‚ the human race‚ are its cause ’ (Leakey‚ 1995). Every year‚ between 17‚000 and 100‚000 species vanish from our planet‚ which will result in fifty per cent of the Earth ’s species vanishing inside the next 100

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    The Extinction of Sumatran Tigers in Asia – by Yoshie Samosir Tigers are the largest cat species with sharp claws and teeth. They are excellent swimmers and climbers. The ones that live in colder regions are paler‚ larger‚ thicker fur. Though for those who live in warmer climates are smaller and more colourful. But both are targeted for illegal poaching of body parts. Good day fellow classmates‚ allow me to share what I know and have learnt about Sumatran tigers. This is where you live. You have

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