Earth shifted among five 'mega-climate' states over 539 million years, with extinctions spiking near transitions

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What happened

Earth's climate has undergone dramatic changes throughout its history, but new research suggests those changes may not have been as random as previously thought.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:00:07 UTC.

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