A study of two methods for reconstructing ancient temperatures has given climate researchers a better understanding of just how cold it was in Antarctica during the last ice age around 20,000 years ago.
Earth Sciences
Jun 3, 2021
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An international team of researchers has used computer simulations to show that it was likely a combination of climate change and human hunting that led to the extinction of the woolly mammoth. They have written a paper describing ...
The history of dogs has been intertwined, since ancient times, with that of the humans who domesticated them.
Evolution
Feb 23, 2021
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Scientists claim to have found the 'missing link' in the process that leads to an ice age on Earth.
Earth Sciences
Jan 13, 2021
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New research reveals significant changes to the circulation of the North Pacific and its impact on the initial migration of humans from Asia to North America.
Earth Sciences
Dec 9, 2020
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To see how deeply interconnected the planet truly is look no further than the massive ice sheets on the Northern Hemisphere and South Pole.
Earth Sciences
Nov 25, 2020
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Intense tropical cyclones are expected to become more frequent as climate change increases temperatures in the Pacific Ocean. But not every area will experience storms of the same magnitude. New research from the Woods Hole ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 16, 2020
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Repeated catastrophic ice discharges from western North America into the North Pacific contributed to, and perhaps triggered, hemispheric-scale changes in the Earth's climate during the last ice age, new research published ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 1, 2020
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At least twice in Earth's history, nearly the entire planet was encased in a sheet of snow and ice. These dramatic "Snowball Earth" events occurred in quick succession, somewhere around 700 million years ago, and evidence ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 28, 2020
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A new study led by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) provides a clearer snapshot of conditions during the last ice age—when global ice sheets were at their peak—and could even lead to better models ...
Environment
Jul 24, 2020
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