Snowball Earth: Global Ice Age Changed the Face of the Planet
Curtin University researchers have discovered that a global ice age more than 600 million years ago dramatically altered the face of the planet, leaving a…
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The Giant Geode of Pulpí – Unlocking the Mystery of the Giant Crystals
Lakes Worldwide Are Experiencing More Severe Algal Blooms – Costing of Billions of Dollars per Year
Researchers Warn: Extraordinarily Warm Temperatures Above Antarctica Cause Hot and Dry Extremes in Australia
Polystyrene, a Common Plastic, Degrades Much Faster Than Expected in Sunglight
Surprising Secret Ingredients to Clean Up Environment: Liquid Metals
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100 Years of Climate Change Visible in Aerial Photographs of Alpine Glaciers
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Solution to Decades-Old Puzzle of Ice Age Ocean Chemistry
New research into the chemistry of the oceans during ice ages is helping to solve a puzzle that has engaged scientists for more than two…
Emperor Penguins Are Threatened – Study Recommends Special Protection
In a new study published yesterday (October 8, 2019) in the journal Biological Conservation, an international team of researchers recommends the need for additional measures…
“Encouraging News” – China Is on Track to Meet Its Ultra-Low Emissions Goals for 2020
Polluting emissions from Chinese thermal power plants declined significantly between 2014 and 2017, according to research involving the University College London. The reductions are important…
How and When Was Carbon Distributed in the Earth? New Experiment Raises Questions
It is generally accepted that planetary surfaces were covered with molten silicate, a “magma ocean,” during the formation of terrestrial planets. In a deep magma…
The Last Mammoths Died on a Remote Island Where They Had Survived in Isolation for 7,000 Years
Isolation, extreme weather, and the possible arrival of humans may have killed off the holocene herbivores just 4,000 years ago. The last woolly mammoths lived…
Gigantic Collision in the Asteroid Belt – Boost for Biodiversity on Earth?
An international study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden has found that a collision in the asteroid belt 470 million years ago created…
Global Danger: Sinking Water Tables Worldwide
Groundwater is the world’s largest source of freshwater and it is of vital importance for food production. Increasing extraction of groundwater in recent decades has…
Say Goodbye to This Ocean-Monitoring Satellite
The Jason-2/Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM), the third in a U.S.-European series of satellite missions designed to measure sea surface height, successfully ended its science…
Ancient Crocodiles Were a Much More Diverse Species – Fascinating Research Describes What They Ate
While most people imagine alligators and crocodiles as being much the same now as they were during the age of dinosaurs, digging into the fossil…