If proven, this could push the origin of dinosaurs back to a time when there was a wide variety of reptile families evolving, long before the dinosaur would become the dominant force on the planet.

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Because Jupiter's axis of rotation does not quite line up with its magnetic axis, the moons that orbit the planet feel such a fluctuating magnetic force.

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PlayStation Portable users, who were also affected by the downtime, could choose from Little Big Planet PSP, ModNation PSP, Pursuit Force and Killzone Liberation.

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In "Star Trek, " as I recall, its genius creator Gene Roddenberry routinely made clear that people living in an alternative universe always needed a "life force" unique to their planet.

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Think Star Wars with its Force or the sword-and-planet genre with its fallen civilizations and its twin reliance on magic and tech.

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Turner was the creative force behind popular TBS children's series Captain Planet.

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"People have become a geological force in their own right, and we are changing the planet in ways every bit as dramatic as major geological events, " Barnosky said.

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This will force the Earth into a "runaway greenhouse" state, such as exists currently on the planet Venus.

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