First-ever sturgeon fossil found in Africa
A fossil of a "royal fish"—estimated to be more than 66 million years old—is the first ever to be found in Africa.
Paleontology & Fossils
Apr 26, 2023
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Wildfire and drainage accelerate carbon loss from northern peatlands, study finds
The harm caused to the Northern Hemisphere's peatlands as a result of wildfires could lead to greater quantities of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere, a new study involving the University of Plymouth has warned.
Earth Sciences
Apr 20, 2023
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Quantifying climate conditions for the formation of coals and evaporites
Coals were originally formed from plants that require plenty of water or precipitation. Thus, regions with coal were wet and warm. In contrast, evaporites were formed in arid and hot regions where evaporation is strong. Therefore, ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 19, 2023
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Climate report: Earth just had its second-warmest March on record
Globally, March 2023 was the second-warmest March in the 174-year NOAA record. The year-to-date (January–March) global surface temperature was the fourth warmest on record. According to NCEI's Global Annual Temperature ...
Environment
Apr 14, 2023
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Research on reptiles is strongly influenced by access to specimens, finds review
In an article published in the journal Ecography, a group of Brazilian researchers reports the results of a review of the scientific literature on reptiles published between 1960 and 2021, considering the more than 11,000 ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 5, 2023
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Tree ring width predicted by machine learning
Tree rings are record books of annual growth, and the width of each ring is correlated to that year's environmental conditions. In a new study, Cameron Lee and Matthew Dannenberg use machine learning to demonstrate that ring ...
Ecology
Mar 29, 2023
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Two striking new species of carnivorous plants discovered in the Andes of Ecuador
A team of botanists from Ecuador, Germany, and the United States has described two new species of carnivorous plants with striking appearance. They are part of the butterworts (genus Pinguicula), a group of flowering plants ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 27, 2023
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Improving models simulating key climate patterns in the Northern Hemisphere
The warm Arctic-cold Eurasia (WACE) climate pattern is the main feature of winter temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere in the last 20 years. Extreme cold events related to this pattern have occurred frequently there.
Environment
Mar 22, 2023
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Ghost lake set to reappear as California hit again by rain
A lake that dried up 80 years ago looked set on Tuesday to reappear, as monster rainfall accumulated over California's wet winter season overwhelms the state's rivers.
Environment
Mar 22, 2023
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Asymmetric effects of daytime and nighttime warming in alpine treeline recruitment
The upper range limits of tree species are extremely sensitive to climate change, and global climate warming has already had profound effects on the recruitment dynamics of alpine treelines worldwide. Previous studies have ...
Environment
Mar 20, 2023
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