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Dust in the Clouds: Cirrus Clouds Form Around Mineral Dust and Metallic Particles
May 9, 2013 — Cirrus clouds influence global climate, cooling the planet by reflecting incoming solar radiation and warming it by trapping outgoing heat. Understanding the mechanisms by which these clouds form may ... > full story -
Ice-Free Arctic May Be in Our Future, International Researchers Say
May 9, 2013 — Analyses of the longest continental sediment core ever collected in the Arctic provide "absolutely new knowledge" of Arctic climate from 2.2 to 3.6 million years ago. The research has major ... > full story -
Dietary Flexibility May Have Helped Some Large Predators Survive After Last Ice Age
May 8, 2013 — During the late Pleistocene, a diverse assemblage of large-bodied mammals inhabited the "mammoth steppe" of northern Eurasia and Beringia. Of the large predators -- wolves, bears, and big cats -- ... > full story -
Climate Change, Not Human Activity, Led to Megafauna Extinction
May 6, 2013 — Most species of gigantic animals that once roamed Australia had disappeared by the time people arrived, a major review of the available evidence has concluded. The research challenges the claim that ... > full story -
The Black Sea Is a Goldmine of Ancient Genetic Data
May 6, 2013 — When one marine paleoecologist was mining through vast amounts of genetic data from the Black Sea sediment record, he was amazed about the variety of past plankton species that left behind their ... > full story -
As Climate Changes, Boreal Forests to Shift North and Relinquish More Carbon Than Expected
May 5, 2013 — New research maps how Earth's myriad climates -- and the ecosystems that depend on them -- could move from one area to another as global temperatures rise. The approach foresees big changes for one ... > full story -
Canada's Distinctive Tuya Volcanoes Reveal Glacial, Palaeo-Climate Secrets
April 30, 2013 — Deposits left by the eruption of a subglacial volcano, or tuya, 1.8 million years ago could hold the secret to more accurate palaeo-glacial and climate models, according to new research. The detailed ... > full story -
How We Decode 'Noisy' Language in Daily Life: How People Rationally Interpret Linguistic Input
April 29, 2013 — Suppose you hear someone say, "The man gave the ice cream the child." Does that sentence seem plausible? Or do you assume it is missing a word? Such as: "The man gave the ice cream to the child." ... > full story -
Climate Change Will Raise the Sea Level in the Gulf of Finland
April 29, 2013 — The Finnish Meteorological Institute has updated its estimates concerning the impact of rising sea levels on the Finnish coast. Post-glacial rebound and changes in the Earth’s gravity field ... > full story -
Scientists Investigate Release of Bromine in Polar Regions
April 26, 2013 — Researchers have employed a novel measurement device for new studies in ... > full story
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