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Pacific Equatorial Cold Water Region Explained
A new study reveals for the
first time how the mixing of
cold, deep waters from below
can change sea surface
temperatures on seasonal and
longer timescales. ... > full story
Ancient Ice Melt Unearthed in Antarctic Mud: 20-Meter Sea Level Rise, Five Million Years Ago
Global warming five million
years ago may have caused
parts of Antarctica's large
ice sheets to melt and sea
levels to rise by
... > full story
Scientists Solve a 14,000-Year-Old Ocean Mystery
At the end of the last Ice
Age, as the world began to
warm, a swath of the North
Pacific Ocean came to life.
During a brief pulse of
biological productivity
... > full story
Insect Discovery Sheds Light on Climate Change
Biologists have discovered a
new, extinct family of
insects that will help
scientists better understand
how some animals responded
to global climate change and
... > full story
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Rocks Can Restore Our Climate ... After 300,000 Years
July 26, 2013 — A study of a global warming event that happened 93 million years ago suggests that Earth can recover from high carbon dioxide emissions faster than thought, but that this process takes around 300,000 ... > full story -
How Early Earth Kept Warm Enough to Support Life
July 9, 2013 — Solving the "faint young sun paradox" -- explaining how early Earth was warm and habitable for life beginning more than three billion years ago even though the sun was 20 percent dimmer than today -- ... > full story -
Earthworms Could Help Scientists 'Dig' Into Past Climates
July 8, 2013 — A team of UK researchers believes earthworms could provide a window into past climates, allowing scientists to piece together the prevailing weather conditions thousands of years ... > full story -
Fossil Insect Traces Reveal Ancient Climate, Entrapment, and Fossilization at La Brea Tar Pits
July 3, 2013 — The La Brea Tar Pits have stirred the imaginations of scientists and the public for over a century. But the amount of time it took for ancient animals to become buried in asphalt after enduring ... > full story -
High-Tech Inspired Insights Into Japan's Ancient 'Kofun' Burial Mounds
June 19, 2013 — Fusion of traditional archaeology with cutting edge information technology has been used to uncover the mysteries of an ancient ... > full story -
'Cold Snap' 116 Million Years Ago Triggered Marine Ecosystem Crisis
June 16, 2013 — A "cold snap" 116 million years ago triggered a similar marine ecosystem crisis to the ones witnessed in the past as a result of global warming, according to new research. The international study ... > full story -
Study of Oceans' Past Raises Worries About Their Future
June 14, 2013 — Scientists have now completed the first global study of changes that occurred in a crucial component of ocean chemistry, the nitrogen cycle, at the end of the last ice age. The results of their study ... > full story -
When Will the Next Megathrust Hit the West Coast of North America?
June 12, 2013 — A new study presents our first glimpse back in geologic time of the recurrence interval of large and megathrust earthquakes impacting the vulnerable BC outer ... > full story -
New Theory Proposes Solution to Long-Running Debate as to How Stable the Earth System Is
June 10, 2013 — Researchers have proposed an answer to the long-running debate as to how stable the Earth system is. Earth, with its core-driven magnetic field, oceans of liquid water, dynamic climate and abundant ... > full story -
Irish Chronicles Reveal Links Between Cold Weather and Volcanic Eruptions
June 5, 2013 — Medieval chronicles have given researchers a glimpse into the past to assess how historical volcanic eruptions affected the weather in Ireland up to 1500 years ago. Researchers have successfully ... > full story
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