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Silvia Pineda-Munoz, PhD - Climate Ages
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Founder, Climate Ages | Paleontologist, Ecologist, & Science Storyteller | Naturally Caffeinated and Optimistic | Did you see my YouTube show?

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Hi everyone!
I’m new to the Science feed 🧪 and loving it here.

I’m a former academic who accidentally built an 11,000+ subscriber #SciComm newsletter.

Follow for stories at the intersection of #Paleobio & #Climate
and how online networks can organically unlock new opportunities.
We thought coelacanths barely changed for 380 million years…

Until new research revealed they actually evolved, driven by what they least expected!
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The Fish that Defied Evolution for 400 Million Years
Coelacanths were believed extinct for 66 million years until a shocking discovery in 1938. New research reveals this "living fossil" actually evolved, but followed a surprising pattern that changed…
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November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Scientists just found ancient air trapped in space dust.
Tiny micrometeorites melt as they fall through our atmosphere, grab oxygen from the air, cool, and lock that signature inside.

This could give us real samples of ancient air.

Wild.
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Scientists Found Ancient Air Trapped in Space Dust
How Micrometeorites Preserved Earth’s Ancient Air for Hundreds of Millions of Years
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November 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
What if I told you that megalodon's biggest strength was also its deadly weakness? 🦈

The ocean's apex predator was killed by its own success. Here's the shocking science behind why being the biggest can make you the most vulnerable
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Why Megalodon's Biggest Strength Became Its Ultimate Weakness
What if I told you that the reason megalodon got so big is the same reason it ultimately went extinct? For decades, we pictured megalodon wrong. We imagined a giant great white. But here's the…
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November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
What if I told you dinosaurs became rulers of Earth... because it rained for 2 MILLION YEARS? 🌧️🦕
Here's the mind-blowing science behind the Carnian Pluvial Episode that changed everything:
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2 Million Years Of Rain: How Storms Created The Dinosaur Age
Could dinosaurs really have evolved because of rain? Here's the mind-blowing science behind the Carnian Pluvial Episode - a 2-million-year mega-storm that changed Earth forever. 🌧️ 230 million…
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November 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
❄️ Earth once froze solid: glaciers at the equator, oceans sealed under ice for millions of years.

Scientists finally think they know why: tiny plankton, oxygen & phosphorus flipped Earth’s thermostat into overdrive.

Watch the story:
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The Tiny Organism That Froze Earth For Millions of Years
Picture Earth completely frozen - glaciers down to sea level at the equator, oceans sealed under miles of ice where sunlight could never reach the water below. This wasn't science fiction. It…
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November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
252 million years ago, Siberian volcanoes caused Earth's biggest extinction.
But humans now release CO₂ 200x faster than those ancient eruptions

It's not about total amounts, it's about speed.

Volcanoes: 0.02-0.13 gigatons/year
Humans: 36 gigatons/year
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252 Million Years Ago, Volcanoes Released This Much CO2. Humans Did It 200x Faster
It’s not how much carbon was released, it’s how fast
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November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Every day, 40,000 tons of space dust hit Earth.

Some grains survive and trap oxygen from our air inside them.

Scientists just found 4 still holding that oxygen after tens or even hundreds of millions of years.

Every shooting star writes our planet’s story.
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Scientists Found Ancient Air Trapped in Space Dust!
Scientists just discovered something incredible - cosmic dust grains that act as perfect time capsules, preserving Earth's ancient atmosphere for millions of years. These 4 microscopic particles…
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November 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Someone claimed ancient volcanoes emitted more CO₂ than humans ever could. The data says otherwise.

Siberian Traps (252 million years ago): 0.02–0.13 gigatons of CO₂ per year, over ~300,000–500,000 years
Humans today: ~36 gigatons per year
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Humans vs Volcanoes: The Shocking Carbon Truth
Someone said volcanic eruptions release way more CO₂ than humans ever could. But the science tells a different story. The Siberian Traps released massive carbon over 300,000-500,000 years, only…
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November 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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NGC 6946, the Fireworks Galaxy, and open cluster NGC 6939. The latter is a loose collection of stars only ~4000 light years away, while the former is a gravitationally bound “island universe” about 25 million light years away.

5.7hrs, #Seestar S50 🔭 🧪
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November 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
When carbon rises too fast, Earth's climate stability breaks.

It happened 360 million years ago.
It happened 280 million years ago (→ the biggest mass extinction).

Today, we're releasing carbon faster than ancient volcanoes.

The rhythm is breaking again. 🌍
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When Carbon Broke Earth's Climate Rhythm (Twice)
Earth's climate had a rhythm for millions of years—until carbon broke it. Twice. 360 million years ago, volcanic CO2 flooded the atmosphere and climate became chaotic. 50 million years later,…
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November 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
360 million years ago, Earth ran an experiment: What happens when volcanic CO₂ emissions spike?

The result: climate chaos, ecosystem collapse, mass extinction.

Today, we're running the same experiment, but faster.
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What 360 Million Years Reveals About Today's Climate Chaos
Our planet's climate is breaking its own rules. Scientists went back 300 million years to find out why and discovered something unsettling: this has happened before. Between 360 and 250 million…
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November 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Beneath the waves, something irreversible may have just happened.

84% of coral reefs worldwide just crossed a tipping point. If we don't act, 99% could be gone by 2050.

But there's still time to change this story.
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99% of Coral Reefs Could Be Gone by 2050
YouTube video by Silvia Pineda-Munoz, PhD — Climate Ages
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November 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My YouTube Short about ancient lichens hit 1,000 views overnight.

People wanted the full story.

Here it is: how organisms smaller than your fingernail transformed a barren planet through cooperation, 410 million years before humans existed.
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The Organisms That Changed Earth Forever
A new study reveals that lichens were already thriving more than 400 million years ago, long before trees, flowers, or even soil as we know it...
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November 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Earth had no trees 410 million years ago.

What it had instead: fungi and algae working together as lichens, quietly breaking down rock and building the first real soils.

They prepared the planet for everything that came after. Including us

New study, new perspective 🌱
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The Organisms That Changed Earth Forever
410 million years ago, Earth had no trees. Just bare rock and a thin green film that would change everything. New research proves ancient lichens were the pioneers that built Earth's first soils and…
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October 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I want to set the record straight about some rumors I’ve been hearing…

Yes, we've updated the Climate Ages logo!
Can you guess what it represents?!

Let me know in the comments!
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October 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Does anyone else here stop the radio in the car because “it won’t let me think in peace?”

I think I’m in a love affair with silence.
October 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Is it happening again? 🌊🪸
Millions of years ago, coral reefs collapsed as the planet overheated
And now, it’s happening once more.

Fossils reveal both warning and hope: reefs can recover, but only if we slow change enough to let them.
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🎥 Watch or read:
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Earth’s First Climate Tipping Point? Fossils Warn What Happens Next
The deep-time story of coral reefs shows both the danger of warming seas and the power of resilience Beneath the waves, something irreversible may have...
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October 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Coral reefs may have crossed a climate tipping point, but fossils reveal it’s not the first time.

Ancient reefs collapsed, adapted, and recovered.

Can we help them do it again? 🌊

🎥 Watch:
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Has Global Warming Pushed Coral Reefs Too Far? Ask Fossils!
The deep-time story of coral reefs shows both the danger of warming seas and the power of resilience. Coral reefs are the first major ecosystem to cross a climate tipping point. What does that mean…
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October 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I’m working on new content for my YouTube channel and Climate Ages newsletter, and I’d love your input

What kind of stories would you be most excited to watch or learn more about at the intersection of climate change, paleontology, ecology, and conservation?
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Silvia Pineda-Munoz, PhD — Climate Ages
Climate Ages explores our planet’s past, present, and future through stories that connect science and humanity. Each episode uncovers what the past can teach us about resilience, how the present is…
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October 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
3-year-old opens the shower curtain. She didn’t get the memo that mommy wanted a quiet shower.

3yo: Mom! Are pterosaurs dinosaurs?!

Okay, she’s yelling, but paleontology is an approved topic for interruptions.

Me: Pterosaurs? No, they’re not dinosaurs!

3yo: Okay! (runs out)
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October 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
What if the animals most at risk of extinction aren’t even on our radar yet? 🦎🌍

A new study (de Oliveira Caetano et al., 2025) created a tool to predict which species could struggle most as the planet warms.

Reptiles may face the toughest future.
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Seeing Extinction Before It Happens: A New Hope for Wildlife
What if the animals most at risk of extinction aren’t even on our radar yet? A new study by de Oliveira Caetano et al., 2025 created a tool that looks ahead to predict which species could struggle…
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October 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Did you see our latest episode yet?!
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What Happened to Earth's Landscapes When Dinosaurs Disappeared
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What Happened to Earth's Landscapes When Dinosaurs Disappeared
When dinosaurs vanished 66 million years ago, something unexpected happened. Earth's landscapes completely transformed. Rivers changed course. Forests explod...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
When dinosaurs vanished 66 million years ago, Earth rewired itself
Rivers shifted. Forests exploded. Landscapes changed forever

Now, our giants (elephants, rhinos, the engineers of today) are disappearing too.

Watch or read the first Climate Ages episode:
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What Happened to Earth’s Landscapes When Dinosaurs Disappeared
How the extinction of the dinosaurs reshaped rivers, forests, and the planet itself, and what their disappearance can teach us about the world we’re changing today....
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October 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The first fossilized butt drag was just documented.
126,000 years ago, a rock hyrax dragged its rear across sand in South Africa.
Those grooves became stone.
It’s hilarious AND scientifically important
showing us how extinct species behaved in daily life. 🦴
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Scientists Found a 126,000-Year-Old Butt Drag #paleontology #science #wildlife #biology
YouTube video by Silvia Pineda-Munoz, PhD — Climate Ages
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October 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Reposted by Silvia Pineda-Munoz, PhD - Climate Ages
A blood stem cell gene therapy co-developed by UCLA’s Dr. Donald Kohn restored immune function in 59 of 62 children with ADA-SCID, a rare and fatal immune disorder, with no serious complications reported. Long-term follow-up shows 95% success rate in largest study to date. ucla.in/4ojUZke 🧪
October 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM