I believe it was a trial upon Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. The couple were accused of selling nuclear secrets to the Russians, but treason could not be held since the U.S was not at war with the Soviet Union.
If there was a sudden, significant event in the area (such as a volcanic eruption) then a population with higher biodiversity is more likely to contain at least 1 species which will be adapted enough to survive in the changed environment than an area with lower species diversity.<span />
