Based on Deep-Diving Tiny Organisms, Scientists can Predict Carbon Transfer in the Ocean
The bacteria that latch onto particles at the ocean’s surface, dubbed hitchhikers, have a large role. They float along until they reach the ocean’s deepest…
Geography
Oldest Human DNA from Africa sheds light on Ancient Population Change
An examination of ancient and modern DNA reveals that ancient Africans looking for mates swapped long-distance travel for localized relationships some 20,000 years ago. Our…
New Research Contradicts the Popular Belief that Salt Marshes Form from Marine Debris Washed Ashore During Storms
New research undertaken by the University of Massachusetts Amherst into the life and times of a salt marsh in New England substantially alters our understanding…
60 Million People in European Cities are Exposed to Noise Levels that are Harmful to their Health as a result of Road Traffic
The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center financed by the “la Caixa” Foundation, conducted a study in 749 European towns to measure the…
During the Time of Norse Occupation in Greenland, Rapid Glacial Advance Reconstructed
The Greenland Ice Sheet is the world’s second-largest ice sheet, and it has the potential to considerably contribute to global sea-level rise in a warming…
With Climate Change, the World’s Coldest Forests are Shifting Northward
Rising temperatures are driving Earth’s coldest forests to relocate northward, according to new research from Northern Arizona University, raising concerns about biodiversity, increasing wildfire danger,…
Warming of the Indian Ocean may Reduce the Amount of Rain that Falls in South Asia
The summer monsoon is known for its torrential rains. It usually occurs between the months of April and September. Warm, moist air from the southwest…
A New Kind of Ice has been Discovered
UNLV researchers have found a new type of ice that reshapes the properties of water at extreme pressures. Solid water, or ice, is similar to…
Climate Change has Caused the Demise of Ancient Liangzhu Culture
A sophisticated society that built a city of canals known as “China’s Venice of the Stone Age” vanished 4,000 years ago. Historians have long debated…
Mineral Dating Provides New Insights into Critical Tectonic Processes
The incorporation of nearly all geologic aspects of Earth’s outer rock shell (the lithosphere) into a unifying theory known as plate tectonics has had a…
Ancient Mummy Nits Reveal South American Origin
For the first time, scientists have extracted ancient human DNA from the sticky glue used by head lice to attach their eggs to their hosts’…
Over 500 Million Years Ago, Plants Evolved to Colonize Land
Plant fossils preserved in lowland or marine sediments record the evolutionary history of plants. Some fossils preserve the external form of plant parts, while others…
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