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The trees of death - Unexplainable

The trees of death - Unexplainable

Update: 2025-12-03
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Way back when forests first evolved on Earth... they might have triggered one of the biggest mass extinctions in the history of the planet. (Originally aired in 2024)




Guests: Charles Ver Straeten, curator of sedimentary rocks at the New York State Museum; Lisa Amati, curator of invertebrate paleontology at the New York State Museum; Thomas Algeo, professor of geochemistry at the University of Cincinnati




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The trees of death - Unexplainable

The trees of death - Unexplainable