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The dodo may have gone down in history, but their extinction is nothing compared to the worst extinction event in the history of the world! Come along to The Mercado Bar at Market Grounds to learn all about extinction and evolution. This venue is wheelchair accessible and will have an Auslan interpreter present.
Death metal, linking nickel and mass-extinction
Dr Margaux Le Vaillant
(Research Scientist, CSIRO)
The Noril’sk nickel deposit in Russia formed along with giant eruptions of lava 250 million year ago. These eruptions released nickel into the atmosphere, triggering the world's worst mass extinction event! How did the nickel get into the volcanic gases?
What are the benefits of being social?
Dr Amanda Ridley
(Senior Lecturer, Behavioural Ecology, The University of Western Australia)
Being social is something that we as humans inherently do. We live together in cities, we work together, we hang out together. I investigate what it is about being social that provides animals with considerable evolutionary benefits.
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