Research linking soot in Antarctic ice exclusively with early Māori fires was flawed—there were other sources elsewhere
When a recent study implicated forest fires set by early Māori in a hemisphere-wide rise in emissions, it ignited controversy.
When a recent study implicated forest fires set by early Māori in a hemisphere-wide rise in emissions, it ignited controversy.
Archaeology
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Britain's polar research ship is preparing for its second voyage to Antarctica to investigate sea level rises and threats to marine biodiversity.
Earth Sciences
Nov 15, 2022
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The larval health of an Antarctic cold-water coral species may be resistant to warming water temperatures, a University of Maine study finds, bringing new hope for the climate change resilience of deep-sea ecosystems in the ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2022
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Greenhouse gas concentrations, global sea levels and ocean heat content reached record highs in 2021, according to the 32nd annual State of the Climate report.
Environment
Sep 1, 2022
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Biological oceanographer Hugh Ducklow studies the marine food web, and how it interacts with the physical properties of the oceans. Much of his work is through the U.S. Long Term Ecological Research Program (LTER), in which ...
Environment
Aug 30, 2022
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An international team of scientists, including two from the University of Bath, has just arrived back from an expedition studying penguin colonies in the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula.
Plants & Animals
Feb 11, 2022
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Scientists predict that continued global warming under current trends could lead to an elevation of the sea level by as much as five meters by the year 3000 CE.
Environment
Dec 22, 2021
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Climate conditions play a significant role in the reproductive success of mature female Antarctic krill and are a factor in fluctuations of the population that occur every five to seven years, a new study from Oregon State ...
Ecology
Jul 28, 2021
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Tens of million years ago, sand tiger sharks hunted in the waters off the Antarctic Peninsula, gliding over a thriving marine ecosystem on the seafloor below.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jul 13, 2021
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As governments convene for the annual Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) June 14-24, 2021, an Expert Working Group of leading Antarctic scientists warns that climate change is pushing this remote polar region, which ...
Environment
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