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Published Paleoclimatologists use ancient sediment to explore future climate in Africa



With global warming apparently here to stay, a team of paleoclimatologists are studying an ancient s...
Published How a massive North Atlantic cooling event disrupted early human occupation in Europe



A new study finds that around 1.12 million years ago a massive cooling event in the North Atlantic a ...
Published The solar system may have passed through dense interstellar clouds 2 million years ago, altering Earth's climate



Astrophysicists calculate the likelihood that Earth was exposed to cold, harsh interstellar clouds,...
Published Scottish and Irish rocks confirmed as rare record of 'snowball Earth'



The study found that the Port Askaig Formation, composed of layers of rock up to 1.1 km thick, was l...
Published Permafrost alone holds back Arctic rivers -- and a lot of carbon



A new study provides the first evidence that the Arctic's frozen soil is the dominant force shaping...
Published Ocean's loss of oxygen caused massive Jurassic extinction: Could it happen again?



Researchers have found a chemical clue in Italian limestone that explains a mass extinction of marin...
Published The evolution of Asia's mammals was dictated by ancient climate change and rising mountains - The Evolution of Asia's Mammals: How Ancient Climate Change and Rising Mountains Shaped Their Destiny


A new study compiles data on more than 3,000 species to show how climate and geologic changes across...
Published What ancient underwater food webs can tell us about the future of climate change - What Ancient Underwater Food Webs Can Tell Us About the Future of Climate Change


Have humans wreaked too much havoc on marine life to halt damage? A new analysis challenges the idea...
Published What crocodile DNA reveals about the Ice Age - What Crocodile DNA Reveals About the Ice Age


What drives crocodile evolution? Is climate a major factor or changes in sea levels? Determined to f...
Published 'Warm Ice Age' changed climate cycles - Warm Ice Age Changed Climate Cycles



Approximately 700,000 years ago, a 'warm ice age' permanently changed the climate cycles on Earth. D...
Published African penguins: Climate refugees from a distant past? - African Penguins: Climate Refugees from a Distant Past?



Imagine the view from the western coastline of southern Africa during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM)...
Published Mercury helps to detail Earth's most massive extinction event - Mercury Helps to Detail Earth's Most Massive Extinction Event


Scientists are working to understand the cause and how the events of the LPME unfolded by focusing o...
Published Greenland melted recently: High risk of sea level rise today



A large portion of Greenland was an ice-free tundra landscape -- perhaps covered by trees and roamin...
Published New study removes human bias from debate over dinosaurs' demise



Researchers tried a new approach to resolve the scientific debate over whether it was a giant astero...
Published Deep dive on sea level rise: New modelling gives better predictions on Antarctic ice sheet melt



Using historical records from around Australia, an international team of researchers have put forwar...
Published Crocodile family tree mapped: New light shed on croc evolution



Around 250 million years ago, 700 species of reptiles closely related to the modern-day crocodile ro ...
Published Evolution of the most powerful ocean current on Earth



The Antarctic Circumpolar Current plays an important part in global overturning circulation, the exc...
Published The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets



In recent years global warming has left its mark on the Antarctic ice sheets. The 'eternal' ice in A...
Published Fresh understanding of ice age frequency - Fresh Understanding of Ice Age Frequency


A chance find of an unstudied Antarctic sediment core has led researchers to flip our understanding...
Published Major North American oil source yields clues to one of earth's deadliest mass extinctions - Major North American Oil Source Yields Clues to One of Earth's Deadliest Mass Extinctions


Geologists studying the Bakken Shale Formation discovered a critical kill mechanism behind a series...