Has Global Warming Stopped?
As a result of industrialization, the carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has increased continuously over the past 100 years, which is considered as the…
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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…
Microplastics in the Great Lakes: 1,941 Particles Per Pound of Sediment
From the Great Pacific garbage patch to inland rivers, plastics are among the most widespread contaminants on Earth. Microplastics—particles of plastic smaller than five millimeters—are…
Key Theory on Earth’s Climate May Be Wrong
Rutgers-led study casts doubt on Himalayan rock weathering hypothesis. A key theory that attributes the climate evolution of the earth to the breakdown of Himalayan…
New Study Reveals Dramatic Changes in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Marine biologist Prof. Maoz Fine: ‘Following in the footsteps of the pioneers of coral reef biology and ecology was an inspirational experience.’ Coral reefs around…
How a T. Rex Can Bite Hard Enough to Shatter the Bones of Its Prey Without Breaking Its Own Skull
University of Missouri scientists created one of the first 3D models showing how ligaments and joints in the skull of a Tyrannosaurus rex work. A…
Help Save the Oceans by Ditching the Delicate Wash Cycle
Delicate wash cycles in washing machines found to release more plastic microfibers than other cycles. New research led by Newcastle University has shown that it…
Alien Species Spread by Private Boats in the Mediterranean
This is the first study in the Mediterranean to combine boat and marina sampling data with crew surveys to better understand the role these boats…
Fire – A Solution to Weed Control Without Pesticides
Weeds are thieves. They steal nutrients, sunlight and water from our food crops. In the case of sugarcane, yield refers to the amount of biomass…
Giant Croc-Like Carnivores Terrorized Triassic Dinosaurs 210 Million Years Ago
Rauisuchians fed on vegetarian dinosaurs according to Wits student Rick Tolchard. Gigantic, predatory croc-like animals that lived during the Triassic period in southern Africa preyed…