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'New' Ancient Antarctic Sediment Reveals Climate Change History
Recent additions to the
premier collection of
Southern Ocean sediment
cores at Florida State
University's Antarctic
... > full story
Current Spike In Atmospheric Methane Mirrors Early Climate Change Events
Using novel isotopic
studies, scientists have
identified the most
important processes
responsible for changes in
... > full story
World's Oldest Living Tree -- 9550 years old -- Discovered In Sweden
The world's oldest recorded
tree is a 9,550 year old
spruce in the Dalarna
province of Sweden. The
spruce tree has shown to be
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When Genetics And Geology Meet In Patagonia
When Charles Darwin first
set foot on Patagonia, he
was a fresh-faced 22-year
old yet to finesse his
revolutionary theory of
evolution by natural
... > full story
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Before Fossil Fuels, Earth's Minerals Kept Carbon Dioxide In Check
April 30, 2008 — Over millions of years carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have been moderated by a finely-tuned natural feedback system -- a system that human emissions have recently overwhelmed. Scientists ... > full story -
Formation Of Ice Sheets 34 Million Years Ago Changed Ocean Acidity
April 29, 2008 — Before ice first began to form in Antarctica around 34 million years ago, the Earth was a very different place - but then greenhouse conditions swiftly gave way to an icehouse climate, causing the ... > full story -
Volcanic Eruption Of 1600 Caused Global Disruption
April 25, 2008 — The 1600 eruption of Huaynaputina in Peru had a global impact on human society, according to geologists. The eruption is known to have put a large amount of sulfur into the atmosphere, and tree ring ... > full story -
Warming Climate May Cause Arctic Tundra To Burn
March 5, 2008 — Research from ancient sediment cores indicates that a warming climate could make the world's arctic tundra far more susceptible to fires than previously thought. The findings are important given the ... > full story -
West Antarctic Glaciers Melting At 20 Times Former Rate, Rock Analysis Shows
March 2, 2008 — Boulders the size footballs could help scientists predict the West Antarctic Ice Sheet's contribution to sea-level rise according to new research in Geology. Initial results show that Pine Island ... > full story -
Past Greenhouse Warming Provides Clues To What The Future May Hold
February 26, 2008 — Scientists studying an extreme period of global warming 55 million years ago are piecing together an increasingly detailed picture of its causes and consequences. Their findings describe what may be ... > full story -
New Antarctic Ice Core To Provide Clearest Climate Record Yet
January 28, 2008 — After enduring months on the coldest, driest and windiest continent on Earth, researchers today closed out the inaugural season on an unprecedented, multiyear effort to retrieve the most detailed ... > full story -
Seismic Images Show Dinosaur-killing Meteor Made Bigger Splash
January 24, 2008 — The most detailed 3-D seismic images yet of the Chicxulub impact crater may modify a theory explaining the "KT Extinction Event" that wiped out most life on Earth, including the dinosaurs. According ... > full story -
Warming Climate Can Support Glacial Ice: It Did In Much Warmer Times
January 11, 2008 — New research challenges the generally accepted belief that substantial ice sheets could not have existed on Earth during past super-warm climate events. The study provides strong evidence that a ... > full story -
Climatic Chain Reaction Caused Runaway Greenhouse Effect 55 Million Years Ago
December 27, 2007 — Analogous to the Earth's current situation, greenhouse warming 55 million years ago was caused by a relatively rapid increase of carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere. The study shows that ... > full story
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