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Published online 2 November 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news041101-5
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Supernova debris found on Earth
Ancient explosion may have affected climate and, possibly, human evolution.
Cosmic fallout from an exploding star dusted the Earth about 2.8 million years ago, and may have triggered a change in climate that affected the course of human evolution.
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