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Medea hypothesis (Planetary science 🪐)

The Medea hypothesis is a term coined by paleontologist Peter Ward for a hypothesis that contests the Gaian hypothesis and proposes that multicellular life, understood as a superorganism, may be self-destructive or suicidal. The metaphor refers to the mythological Medea, who kills her own children. In this view, microbial...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medea_hypothesis

#MedeaHypothesis #Medea #Hypotheses #EarthSciences #Superorganisms #ExtinctionEvents

'[T]he Romantic idea of nature as an Edenesque space helped justify policies like the forced displacement of indigenous communities to create “protected areas” devoid of human life...

'Without first recognizing the delicate entanglements we have with the world around us, these #conservation strategies are part of the antagonistic approach to #ecology that got us into this mess.'

https://thebaffler.com/latest/de-extinction-rebellion-kim
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Extinction event (Evolutionary biology 🧬)

An extinction event is a widespread and rapid decrease in the biodiversity on Earth. Such an event is identified by a sharp fall in the diversity and abundance of multicellular organisms. It occurs when the rate of extinction increases with respect to the background extinction r...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_event

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