Cosmic Rays
Published: Oct 12, 2018
Radiation originating from outside the Earth's atmosphere. The term 'cosmic ray' can actually include a number of classes of high energy radiation including Gamma Rays, Electrons and Ions.
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Published: Oct 12, 2018
Radiation originating from outside the Earth's atmosphere. The term 'cosmic ray' can actually include a number of classes of high energy radiation including Gamma Rays, Electrons and Ions.
Radiation is one of the important factors in evolution. It causes mutation, and some level of mutation is actually good for evolution