#  Earth's greatest killer finally caught, thanks to geology gumshoes 

 





December 13, 2013

 

 

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Geology is partly detective work, and scientists now have enough evidence to book a suspect in the biggest environmental catastrophe in Earth's history. Graduate students Seth Burgess and Ben Black talk to.

[NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/earths-greatest-killer-finally-caught-thanks-geology-gumshoes-f2D11741582)



 

 

 



 

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