EAPS

Film Screening -- Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink
Date Time Location
October 14th, 2015 6:30pm-7:30pm Museum of Science, 1 Science Park, Boston, MA 02114, United States
It’s a mystery on a global scale: five times in Earth’s past, life has been nearly extinguished, the vast majority of plant and animal species annihilated in a geologic instant. What triggered these dramatic events? And what might they tell us about the fate of our world?

Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink joins scientists around the globe in search of answers to two of the most dramatic mass extinctions: the “K/T Extinction,” which wiped out the dinosaurs, and “The Great Dying,” which 250 million years ago annihilated nearly 90% of all Earth’s species. The film travels from the mountains of Italy to the coasts of Spain, from the wilds of China to rugged Siberian taiga. Along the way, investigators gather clues from ancient bones, clay, crystals and rock as they attempt to create long-lost worlds. And the story they piece together is astounding.


Featuring research by current and former EAPS faculty and students, including Sam Bowring, Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Seth Burgess, and Ben Black.