Article: Evolutionary space rays? (Research Notes).(radiation may affect evolution)(Brief Article)

According to calculations by a team of astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin, jolts of radiation from space may affect biological and atmospheric evolution on planets in our solar system and those orbiting other stars. Bursts of radiation that can cause mutations or even death can come from flares given off by the sun or from more remote cosmic events such as supernovae and gamma-ray bursts. The magnitude of the effect is related to how well the atmosphere ...

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