Search results for Deep Impact

Archaeology Dec 18, 2024

Syphilis had its roots in the Americas, archaeological bone study suggests

In spring 1495, the Italian campaign of Charles VIII of France was interrupted by an intense outbreak of an apparently unknown illness—a disease of high mortality that quickly engulfed the whole of Europe and left its survivors ...

Ecology Dec 4, 2024

Deep seabed mining: Bad for biodiversity and terrible for the economy

The debate around deep seabed mining has been gaining attention as concerns mount about its potential impacts on ocean ecosystems. The ocean is host to countless species yet to be discovered, some of which could hold the ...

Earth Sciences Dec 4, 2024

Massive asteroid impacts did not change Earth's climate in the long term, research finds

Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the Earth's climate, according to a study by UCL researchers.

Biochemistry Dec 2, 2024

Biomolecules under deep Earth conditions help refine primordial soup theory for possible origins of life

A collaborative research team has made significant progress in studying the abiotic synthesis and stability of biomolecules in C-H-O-N fluids under deep Earth conditions.

Ecology Dec 2, 2024

Exploring the ecological role of deep-sea viruses

The significance of deep-sea virology and its impact on global climate and biogeochemical structures is not unknown, though its importance might be understated.

Environment Dec 2, 2024

Norway suspends deep-sea mining projects: govt allies

Norway has suspended plans to start giving licenses for deep-sea mining next year that had faced opposition from environment groups and international institutions, a party allied with the center-left government said on Sunday.

Environment Nov 26, 2024

Air fryers confirmed as least polluting cooking method

Air fryers produce a tiny fraction of the indoor air pollution emitted by other cooking methods, including pan and deep frying, a new study has shown.

Plants & Animals Nov 21, 2024

Plastic reduces krill's ability to remove carbon in the deep ocean, marine ecologists find

New research shows that increased levels of plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean could reduce the ability of Antarctic krill, a tiny shrimp-like crustacean, to help take CO2 from the atmosphere. The results are published ...

Earth Sciences Nov 12, 2024

International team launch second attempt to drill deep for Antarctic climate clues

Kiwi climate researchers are part of an ambitious mission to recover critical geological records to help forecast future sea-level rise. The first team members have embarked on a 1,128 km journey across the Ross Ice Shelf ...

Earth Sciences Nov 8, 2024

Deep ocean clues to a million-year-old ice age puzzle revealed in new study

A recently published study in Science challenges theories regarding the origins of a significant transition through the Earth's ice ages.

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