Ancient Genomes Suggest the Real Reason Woolly Rhinos Went Extinct
Woolly rhinoceros likely went extinct due to climate change, not overhunting. The extinction of prehistoric megafauna like the woolly mammoth, cave lion, and woolly rhinoceros…
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Canadian Ice Caps Completely Disappear, Confirming Scientific Prediction
The St. Patrick Bay ice caps in Canada have completely disappeared. The St. Patrick Bay ice caps on the Hazen Plateau of northeastern Ellesmere Island…
Blue Hole Allows Researchers to Tap Into 2,000 Years of Storms in the Caribbean
Geoscientists from Goethe University create sedimentary archive with annual resolution. The hurricanes in the Caribbean became more frequent and their force varied noticeably around the…
Larger Trees More Likely to Die From Drought in the Amazon – Small Trees Offer Hope for Rainforests
Small trees that grow up in drought conditions could form the basis of more drought-resistant rainforests, new research suggests. Severe and long-lasting droughts are becoming…
Tracking California’s Sinking Coast From Space: San Francisco, Monterey Bay, Los Angeles, and San Diego Majorly Affected
A majority of the world population lives on low lying lands near the sea, some of which are predicted to submerge by the end of…
Advanced International Analysis Narrows Range of Climate’s Sensitivity to CO2
Four years of research confidently narrows range of 1.5°C-4.5°C down to 2.3°C-3.9°C. The most advanced and comprehensive analysis of climate sensitivity yet undertaken has revealed…
Some Tropical Coral Reefs Resilient to Rising Temperatures – May Show “The Key to Survival for Future Reefs”
Rising ocean temperatures have devastated coral reefs all over the world, but a recent study in Global Change Biology has found that reefs in the…
Explosive Secret Discovered Hidden Beneath Seemingly Trustworthy Volcanoes
An international team of volcanologists working on remote islands in the Galápagos Archipelago has found that volcanoes that reliably produce small basaltic lava eruptions hide…
COVID-19: A Rare Opportunity for Science?
Researchers at Stanford and other institutions hypothesize outcomes of the pandemic’s unprecedented socioeconomic disruption and outline research priorities for advancing our understanding of humans’ impact…
“Snowball Earths” May Have Been Triggered by a Plunge in Incoming Sunlight – “Be Wary of Speed”
Findings also suggest exoplanets lying within habitable zones may be susceptible to ice ages. At least twice in Earth’s history, nearly the entire planet was…
Grape Seeds Reveal Collapse of Ancient Economy in the Grip of Plague and Climate Change
While we all try to understand the new reality imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, many look to the past for historical precedents such as the…
First Active Methane Seep in Antarctica Discovered Thanks to “Microbial Waterfall” and “Dumb Luck”
The discovery of the first active methane seep in Antarctica is providing scientists new understanding of the methane cycle and the role methane found in…
Life in the Shallows: A Trap for Baby Sharks
Scientists can now explain how baby reef sharks tolerate living in the sometimes-extreme environments of their nurseries — but, they also say these habitats face…
It Was NOT Climate Change That Caused Neanderthal Extinction
Homo Neanderthaliensis did not become extinct because of changes in climate. At least, this did not happen to the several Neanderthals groups that lived in…
Large-Scale Hydrological and Water Resources Model Aids in the Accurate Assessment of Water Supply and Demand
The growing global population and continued economic development will likely require a significant increase in water demand, especially in developing regions. At the same time,…
United Nations: Climate-Friendly Cooling Could Massively Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Save $ Trillions
As need for cooling rises in step with world temperatures, energy-efficient, climate-friendly appliances are critical to reaching Paris Agreement goals; 3.6 billion appliances in use…
Satellite Mission Keeps a Steady Eye on Sea Level Change From Space
The Sentinel-6/Jason-CS satellite mission will add to a long-term sea level dataset that’s become the gold standard for climate studies from orbit. Over the course…
“Carnian Pluvial Episode” Revealed: Climate Change During Origin of Dinosaurs
An international team reveals discoveries about an unusual time called the “Carnian Pluvial Episode.” The Triassic Period, about 252 to 201 million years ago, was…