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Published Puerto Rico tsunami deposit could have come from pre-Columbian megathrust earthquake - Puerto Rico Tsunami Deposit Could Have Come from Pre-Columbian Megathrust Earthquake



Tsunami deposits identified in a coastal mangrove pond in Northwest Puerto Rico could have come from...
Published Mammoth problem with extinction timeline - Mammoth Problem with Extinction Timeline



Paleontologists say environmental DNA is not always helpful in identifying when animals like mammoth...
Published Great Basin: History of water supply in one of the driest regions in the USA - Great Basin: History of Water Supply in One of the Driest Regions in the USA



An international team has reconstructed the evolution of groundwater in the Great Basin, USA -- one...
Published Wisconsin cave holds tantalizing clues to ancient climate changes, future shifts - Wisconsin Cave Holds Tantalizing Clues to Ancient Climate Changes, Future Shifts


A newly published study of a stalagmite found in Cave of the Mounds reveals previously undetected hi...
Published X-ray analysis sheds new light on prehistoric predator's last meal - X-Ray Analysis Reveals Prehistoric Predator's Last Meal



We now know more about the diet of a prehistoric creature that grew up to two and a half meters long...
Published Linking fossil climate proxies to living bacteria helps climate predictions - Linking Fossil Climate Proxies to Living Bacteria Helps Climate Predictions


Fossilized microbial skins can give us a glimpse of how the climate was in the deep geological past....
Published Old-growth trees more drought tolerant than younger ones, providing a buffer against climate change - Old-Growth Trees: A Buffer Against Climate Change



A new analysis of more than 20,000 trees on five continents shows that old-growth trees are more dro...
Published Short-distance migration critical for climate change adaptation - Short-Distance Migration: A Critical Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation


Short-distance migration, which accounts for the vast majority of migratory movements in the world,...
Published Climate trends in the west, today and 11,000 years ago - Climate Trends in the West: A Comparison of Today and 11,000 Years Ago


What we think of as the classic West Coast climate began just about 4,000 years ago, finds a study o...
Published New technology revolutionizes the analysis of old ice - New Technology Revolutionizes the Analysis of Old Ice


Ice cores are a unique climate archive. Thanks to a new method, greenhouse gas concentrations in 1.5...
Published New study finds early warning signs prior to 2002 Antarctic ice shelf collapse - New Study Finds Early Warning Signs Prior to 2002 Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapse


In 2002, an area of ice about the size of Rhode Island dramatically broke away from Antarctica as th...
Published Ice sheets can collapse faster than previously thought possible - Ice Sheets Can Collapse Faster Than Previously Thought Possible



Ice sheets can retreat up to 600 meters a day during periods of climate warming, 20 times faster tha...
Published Massive iceberg discharges during the last ice age had no impact on nearby Greenland, raising new questions about climate dynamics - Massive Iceberg Discharges During the Last Ice Age Had No Impact on Nearby Greenland, Raising New Questions About Climate Dynamics



New findings suggest that Heinrich Events had no discernible impact on temperatures in Greenland, wh...
Published The diversity of present tree species is shaped by climate change in the last 21,000 years - The Diversity of Present Tree Species is Shaped by Climate Change in the Last 21,000 Years



A new global survey of 1000 forest areas shows how climate change since the peak of the last ice age...
Published Half of world's largest lakes losing water - Half of World's Largest Lakes Losing Water



Fifty-three percent of the world's largest freshwater lakes are in decline, storing less water than...
Published Massive underwater plateau near Solomon Islands is younger and its eruption was more protracted than previously thought - Massive Underwater Plateau Near Solomon Islands: Younger and More Protracted Eruption Than Previously Thought



The Ontong Java Plateau, a volcanically-formed underwater plateau located in the Pacific Ocean north...
Published AI reveals hidden traits about our planet's flora to help save species - AI Reveals Hidden Traits About Our Planet's Flora to Help Save Species



Machine learning can help extract important information from the huge numbers of plant specimens sto...
Published New theory on timing for human settlement of some parts of tropical Pacific - New Theory on Timing for Human Settlement of Some Parts of Tropical Pacific


Spread across vast distances, the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean are thought to have been pop...
Published Researchers correlate Arctic warming to extreme winter weather in midlatitude and its future - Researchers Correlate Arctic Warming to Extreme Winter Weather in Midlatitude and Its Future



A warmer Arctic has been linked to extreme winter weather in the midlatitude regions. But, it is not...
Published Nullarbor rocks reveal Australia's transformation from lush to dust - Nullarbor Rocks Reveal Australia's Transformation from Lush to Dust



Researchers have discovered how long ago the Australian Nullarbor plain dried out, with a new approa...