# @worldscifest on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/4PUhg0k9oh
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2461489-worldscifest-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/eb835cb7bb.jpg
- **Posted:** 2015-06-22T17:13:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WorldScienceFestival (@WorldSciFest) — https://gondola.cc/WorldSciFest

## Caption

Five major #extinction events have struck #Earth in the past 500 million years, and now we appear to be in the midst of a sixth one. A new paper in the journal Science Advances, using the most conservative estimates of the number of #species that have recently gone #extinct, finds that we're facing "a dramatic decay of #biodiversity." For a clearer understanding of what a mass extinction event is, check our our #infographic on the first big five (link in profile).
#animals #climatechange #biology #climate #arctic #tropics #6thextinction #families #life
📷 @julierossm

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## Tags

tropics, earth, 6thextinction, families, extinct, extinction, climate, biodiversity, animals, infographic, species, climatechange, life, arctic, biology

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