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    Supernova theory links an exploding star to global cooling and human evolution

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    1. GXWT on

      The links to human evolution are indirect, unlike what this headline wants to bait you into thinking.

      I also had a glance over the actual paper study for this, and it’s less than convincing as a piece of literature. Speculative, at best.

    2. maschnitz on

      [Here’s the original article](https://theconversation.com/supernova-theory-links-an-exploding-star-to-global-cooling-and-human-evolution-263748), from The Conversation. It’s an interview with one of the scientists.

      It’s the same interview, just without ads or tracking. It has better, clearer interview page layout. It has a bigger header picture, another picture of a Australopithecus skull, a blurb about The Conversation’s mission, and a small blurb about the interviewee.

      You can learn more about The Conversation through their navigation. They’re an interesting science press organization.

      Phys.org is a content aggregator. They assemble free-as-in-beer (like this) and licensed content and republish it with their own ads and tracking. Usually the original article is a better browsing experience.

    3. hondashadowguy2000 on

      > The timing of supernovae, climate changes and species evolution coincides.

      Correlation doesn’t equal causation. You would need some robust evidence to prove any sort of causal link, which this article lacks. All I read was speculation, not science.

      When are mods going to ban phys.org?