Climate Change Is Causing Trees To Struggle To “Breathe”
Trees are struggling to sequester heat-trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) in warmer, drier climates, meaning that they may no longer serve as a solution for offsetting…
Paleoclimatology News
When Earth Turned to Ice: Scientists Unravel 700-Million-Year-Old Climate Puzzle
Volcanic carbon emissions reached an all-time low, triggering a global ice age that lasted for 57 million years. Australian geologists employed plate tectonic modeling to…
The Ripple Effect: New Research Indicates That Climate Change Can Trigger Pandemics
Specimens obtained from the seabed offer the inaugural detailed local climatic history and establish a connection to widespread disease outbreaks. Is there a link between…
Nature’s Gamble: Why Do Some Environmental Shocks Lead to Disaster While Others Don’t?
The discussion around climate change has shifted from merely attempting to halt it to figuring out how we can coexist with its impacts. According to…
An Ancient Love Story – How Climate Shifts Drove Early Human Species Together
A new study published in the journal Science by an international team reveals that historical fluctuations in atmospheric CO2 levels and the subsequent alterations in climate…
Unlocking Earth’s Ancient Secrets: New Study Rewrites Our Understanding of Earth’s Deep Carbon and Chlorine Cycles
A recent study led by Macquarie University earth scientist Dr. Chunfei Chen sheds new light on geological processes from up to three billion years ago…
Unlocking the Secrets of Climate Evolution: The Tipping Points That Changed Earth Forever
Over the past 66 million years, two major climate events have shaped the climate system, dividing the period into two distinct climate eras. An analysis…
Europe’s Ancient Freeze: New Study Reveals Ancient Cooling Wiped Out Early Humans
Paleoclimate evidence indicates that roughly 1.1 million years ago, there was a significant drop in temperature in southern Europe. This climate shift likely led to…
Salted Secrets: Drops of Seawater Contain Traces of an Ancient World
A new study connects seawater chemical shifts to volcanic activity and climate. Sea salt hides a secret: tiny droplets of the seawater from which it…
Hydrothermal Vents and Global Warming – New Revelations From Below the Ocean’s Surface
Recent research reveals that volcanic activity 56 million years ago emitted a higher amount of methane than previously estimated. Approximately 55 million years ago, the…
The Power of Climate Change – New Research Sheds Light on the End of Ancient Indus Megacities
According to recent findings by Cambridge University researchers, an ancient stalagmite from a Himalayan cave contains evidence of multiple prolonged and severe droughts that may…
Peering Into the Ocean’s Future – Map of Ancient Ocean “Dead Zones” Could Predict Future Locations, Impacts
Scientists have mapped out oceanic “dead zones” from the Pliocene epoch, when Earth’s temperature was two to three degrees higher than today. This could offer…
Climate Warming and Rapid Ice Melt Linked to Volcanic Activity and Low Ocean Oxygen Events During Last Ice Age
A chemical analysis of sediment cores from the North Pacific Ocean reveals a consistent pairing of volcanic ash and hypoxia, a low ocean oxygen interval…
Scientists Finally Discover What Caused the Collapse of This Ancient Kingdom
Droughts in the sixth century helped Islam gain ground Extreme dryness aided the collapse of the ancient South Arabian kingdom of Himyar. The journal Science…
Remote Community in Ireland Survived a Millennium of Environmental Change
Study finds social conditions key to long-term resilience during times of dramatic change. A remote community in Ireland was adaptable enough to persevere through a…
Clear Evidence Links Astronomically-Driven Climate Change and Human Evolution
Early Human Habitats Linked to Past Climate Shifts A study published in Nature by an international team of scientists provides clear evidence for a link…
Epochs of Extreme Heat: On Ancient Earth, It Never Rained but It Poured
Extreme Heat Led to Episodic Deluges on Hothouse Earth Today, we are experiencing the dramatic impacts that even a small increase in global temperatures can…
Massive Extinction of Species in the Late Cretaceous Was Not Caused by Extreme Volcanism
A study published in the journal Geology rules out that extreme volcanic episodes had any influence on the massive extinction of species in the late…