Here's a new article I wrote for @nautil.us about a new result hinting that variations in the cosmic ray flux hitting the Earth, which itself varies as the Sun oscillates vertically within the Galaxy, have a strong link to the diversity of microplankton.
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Could the Sun’s Orbit Shape Evolution?
Could the Sun’s Orbit Shape Evolution? The connection between our massive star and the tiniest microplankton.