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Expedition to Study Ancient Continental Breakup West of Spain
An international team of
scientists has embarked on a
shipboard expedition to
study how the Earth's crust
was pulled apart in an area
beneath the Atlantic Ocean
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Earth's Mantle Affects Long-Term Sea-Level Rise Estimates
New findings reveal that the
U.S. shoreline -- from
Virginia to Florida -- has
been uplifted by more than
210 feet, meaning less ice
melted than expected. This
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Origins of Human Culture Linked to Rapid Climate Change
Rapid climate change during
the Middle Stone Age,
between 80,000 and 40,000
years ago, sparked surges in
cultural innovation in early
modern human populations,
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Geochemist Aids Development of Geologic Time Scale for Study of Earth's History
The Geologic Time Scale
2012, or GTS2012, is the
latest understanding of
Earth's history, and the
means by which geoscientists
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The Mammoth's Lament: How Cosmic Impact Sparked Devastating Climate Change
May 20, 2013 — Researchers have found evidence of a major cosmic event near the end of the Ice Age. The ensuing climate change forced many species to adapt or ... > full story -
Earth's Iron Core Is Surprisingly Weak
May 20, 2013 — Researchers have used a diamond anvil cell to squeeze iron at pressures as high as 3 million times that felt at sea level to recreate conditions at the center of Earth. The findings could refine ... > full story -
Roots of Future Tropical Rainfall: Sea Level Influenced Tropical Climate During the Last Ice Age
May 19, 2013 — How will rainfall patterns across the tropical Indian and Pacific regions change in a future warming world? Climate models generally suggest that the tropics as a whole will get wetter, but the ... > full story -
Origins of Life: In Early Earth, Iron Helped RNA Catalyze Electron Transfer
May 19, 2013 — A new study shows how complex biochemical transformations may have been possible under conditions that existed when life began on the early Earth. The study shows that RNA is capable of catalyzing ... > full story -
GPS Solution Provides Three-Minute Tsunami Alerts
May 17, 2013 — Researchers have shown that, by using global positioning systems (GPS) to measure ground deformation caused by a large underwater earthquake, they can provide accurate warning of the resulting ... > full story -
Topography of Eastern Seaboard Muddles Ancient Sea Level Changes
May 16, 2013 — The distortion of the ancient shoreline and flooding surface of the US Atlantic Coastal Plain are the direct result of fluctuations in topography in the region and could have implications on ... > full story -
World's Biggest Ice Sheets Likely More Stable Than Previously Believed
May 16, 2013 — A new study suggests that the previous connections scientists made between ancient shoreline height and ice volumes are erroneous and that perhaps our ice sheets were more stable in the past than we ... > full story -
Clam Fossils Divulge Secrets of Ecologic Stability
May 15, 2013 — Clam fossils from the middle Devonian era now yield a better paleontological picture of the capacity of ecosystems to remain stable in the face of environmental change, according to new ... > full story -
Oldest Evidence of Split Between Old World Monkeys and Apes: Primate Fossils Are 25 Million Years Old
May 15, 2013 — Two fossil discoveries from the East African Rift reveal new information about the evolution of primates, according to a new ... > full story -
Fall Warming on Antarctic Peninsula Driven by Tropically Forced Circulation
May 15, 2013 — New research shows that, in recent decades, fall is the only period of extensive warming over the entire Antarctic Peninsula, and it is mostly from atmospheric circulation patterns originating in the ... > full story
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