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Scientists need to construct a doomsday vault on the moon – The Shepherd of the Hills Gazette
Scientists from the University of Arizona have proposed an ark, dubbed a “modern global insurance policy” for 6.7 million species from Earth,
Scientists from the University of Arizona have proposed an ark, dubbed a “modern global insurance policy” for 6.7 million species from Earth, cryogenically preserved and hidden inside a series of caves and tunnels under the moon’s surface.
They said the vault could protect the genetic materials in the event of “total annihilation of Earth” which would be triggered by a major drop in biodiversity — but any move to build such a bunker is a long way off.
“Earth is naturally a volatile environment,”…
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