Seafloor Fossils Provide Clues On Climate Change
Deep under the sea, a fossil
the size of a sand grain is
nestled among a billion of
its closest dead relatives.
Known as foraminifera, these
complex little shells of ca ... > full story

Past Climate Of Northern Antarctic Peninsular Informs Global Warming Debate
The seriousness of current
global warming is underlined
by a reconstruction of
climate at Maxwell Bay in
the South Shetland Islands
... > full story

Climate Events Let Ice Age Mammoths Pass Far Below 40 Degrees North Latitude
Europe's southern-most
skeletal remains of a
mammoth were unearthed in a
moor on the 37 degree N
latitude. This is
... > full story

Volcanoes Played Pivotal Role In Ancient Ice Age, Mass Extinction
Researchers here have
discovered the pivotal role
that volcanoes played in a
deadly ice age 450 million
years ago. Perhaps
... > full story
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Paleoecologists Offer New Insight Into How Climate Change Will Affect Organisms
November 5, 2009 New research examines some of the potential problems with current prediction methods and calls for the use of a range of approaches when predicting the impact of climate change on organisms. The ... > full story -
Shark Teeth Provide Key To North Sea’s Climatic Past
October 20, 2009 A team of German and British scientists have used fossilised shark teeth to reconstruct the climate of the North Sea during the Palaeogene period, between 40 and 60 million years ago. The results ... > full story -
Last Time Carbon Dioxide Levels Were This High: 15 Million Years Ago, Scientists Report
October 9, 2009 You must go back 15 million years to find carbon dioxide levels as high as they are today, Earth scientists report. "The last time carbon dioxide levels were apparently as high as they are today and ... > full story -
Climate Change Triggered Dwarfism In Soil-dwelling Creatures Of The Past
October 7, 2009 Ancient soil-inhabiting creatures decreased in body size by nearly half in response to a period of boosted carbon dioxide levels and higher temperatures, scientists have ... > full story -
18th Century Ships' Logs Predict Future Weather Forecast
October 6, 2009 Historical naval logbooks are being used for the first time in research into climate change. The logbooks include famous voyages such as the Beagle, Cook’s HMS Discovery and Parry’s polar ... > full story -
Small Mammals Have A 'Celtic Fringe' Too
October 5, 2009 The origin of the "Celtic fringe" of genetically and culturally distinctive people in the Northern and Western British Isles is the source of fierce academic controversy. But new research into the ... > full story -
Ancient Earth's Magnetic Field Was Structured Like Today's Two-pole Model
October 3, 2009 Scientists have shown that, in ancient times, the Earth's magnetic field was structured like the two-pole model of today, suggesting that the methods geoscientists use to reconstruct the geography of ... > full story -
Algae And Pollen Grains Provide Evidence Of Remarkably Warm Period In Antarctica's History
October 2, 2009 Scientists now have proof of a sudden, remarkably warm period in Antarctica that occurred about 15.7 million years ago and lasted for a few thousand ... > full story -
Ancient Rainforests Resilient To Climate Change
October 1, 2009 Climate change wreaked havoc on the Earth's first rainforests but they quickly bounced back, scientists reveal. The findings are based on spectacular discoveries of 300-million-year-old rainforests ... > full story -
Peruvian Glacial Retreats Linked To European Events Of Little Ice Age
September 25, 2009 A new study that reports precise ages for glacial moraines in southern Peru links climate swings in the tropics to those of Europe and North America during the Little Ice Age approximately 150 to 350 ... > full story
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