Study reveals previously unknown mechanism impacting Earth's climate
A study has unveiled a previously unknown mechanism that significantly influences Earth's climate.
Earth Sciences
Sep 12, 2023
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News tagged with warm period
How analyzing ancient and modern polar bear samples reveals the full scope of global warming
The global climate is changing and the Arctic is warming rapidly. These are objectively true statements that most people have come to accept.
Ecology
Sep 1, 2023
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Secrets of an octopus's garden: Moms nest at thermal springs to give their young the best chance for survival
Two miles below the ocean surface off Monterey, California, warm water percolates from the seafloor at the base of an underwater mountain. It's a magical place, especially if you're an octopus.
Plants & Animals
Aug 26, 2023
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There may be good news about the oceans in a globally warmed world
An analysis of oxygen levels in Earth's oceans may provide some rare, good news about the health of the seas in a future, globally warmed world.
Earth Sciences
Jun 28, 2023
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Geology experts find evidence of dual mass extinctions 260 million years ago
Long before dinosaurs, Earth was dominated by animals that were in many ways even more incredible.
Earth Sciences
Apr 7, 2023
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How trees cope with late spring frosts
Due to climate change, many deciduous trees leaf-out earlier. However, the risk of late spring frosts remains high and the frequency of extreme droughts is clearly increasing. Tree species able to quickly recover after frost ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 28, 2023
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1,000-plus years of tree rings confirm historic extremity of 2021 western North America heat wave
In summer 2021, a stunning heat wave swept western North America, from British Columbia to Washington, Oregon and beyond into other inland areas where the climate is generally mild. Temperature records were set by tens of ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 27, 2023
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Major North American oil source yields clues to one of Earth's deadliest mass extinctions
The Bakken Shale Formation—a 200,000-square-mile shale deposit below parts of Canada and North Dakota—has supplied billions of barrels of oil and natural gas to North America for 70 years. A new discovery reveals that ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 8, 2023
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Smaller fishes in the deep ocean to be expected with ocean warming
A new study led by the University of Vienna in which the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) has participated reveals that fishes living in the dark part of the oceans (essentially below 200 m depth in the water column) ...
Evolution
Jan 12, 2023
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Glaciers have existed on Earth for at least 60 million years—far longer than previously thought
Glaciers have been present somewhere on Earth for at least 60 million years, a period stretching back almost to the time of the dinosaurs. That's the key finding of our new research, which pushes the date when the planet ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2022
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