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Bobs [soylentnews.org] writes:

A Princeton geologist has endured decades of ridicule for arguing that the fifth extinction was caused not by an asteroid but by a series of colossal volcanic eruptions.

Interesting info about science, history, death, un-scientific feeds and the value of persistence.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/09/dinosaur-extinction-debate/565769/ [theatlantic.com]

Background:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerta_Keller [wikipedia.org]

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