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Sciencealert.com screws up a headline on periodic geological events
Last edited Sun Mar 27, 2022, 12:43 AM - Edit history (1)
https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-has-a-27-5-million-year-heartbeat-but-we-have-no-idea-what-causes-it Earth Has a 27.5-Million-Year 'Heartbeat', But We Have No Idea What Causes It
And then go thru events and possible causes of the apparent periodicity.
The story even mentions that scientists were aware of this “cycle” in the 1920-30s.
So, unlike the headline, scientists had plenty of ideas.
Sensationalist headlines , grrrr.
Here’s a true science article from the 1980s
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC344925/