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Species Loss Tied to Ecosystem Collapse and Recovery
January 10, 2011 — Geologists have a cautionary tale: Lose enough species in the oceans, and the entire ecosystem could collapse. Looking at two of the greatest mass extinctions in Earth's history, the scientists ... > full story -
Back to the Dead Sea: Climate Change Study Digs Into Half a Million Years of History
December 23, 2010 — A new study is digging underneath the Dead Sea to reveal the historical health of the planet through the last 500,000 years -- and to learn more about what climate change may hold in store for our ... > full story -
Drilling Project in the Dead Sea Aimed at Climate History and History of Humankind
December 22, 2010 — About 50 miles from Bethlehem, a drilling project is determining the climate and earthquake activity of the area. Scientists from eight nations are examining the ground below the Dead Sea, by placing ... > full story -
Being Good Moms Couldn't Save the Woolly Mammoth
December 21, 2010 — Woolly mammoths living north of the Arctic Circle during the Pleistocene Epoch (approx. 150,000 to 40,000 years ago) began weaning infants up to three years later than modern day African elephants ... > full story -
Ancient Forest Emerges Mummified from the Arctic: Clues to Future Warming Impact
December 15, 2010 — The northernmost mummified forest ever found in Canada is revealing how plants struggled to endure a long-ago global cooling. Researchers believe the trees -- buried by a landslide and exquisitely ... > full story -
Early Settlers Rapidly Transformed New Zealand Forests With Fire
December 13, 2010 — New research indicates that the speed of early forest clearance following human colonization of the South Island of New Zealand was much faster and more intense than previously ... > full story -
Time Running out to Save Climate Record Held in Unique Eastern European Alps Glacier
December 9, 2010 — A preliminary look at an ice field atop the highest mountain in the eastern European Alps suggests that the glacier may hold records of ancient climate extending back as much as a thousand years. ... > full story -
Carbon Monoxide Trapped in Ice Cores Reveals Unexpected Trends Regarding Burning Biomass
December 3, 2010 — Scientists studying a column of Antarctic ice spanning 650 years have found evidence for fluctuations in biomass burning -- the consumption of wood, peat and other materials in wildfires, cooking ... > full story -
Global Sea-Level Rise at the End of the Last Ice Age Interrupted by Rapid 'Jumps'
December 1, 2010 — Researchers have estimated that sea-level rose by an average of about 1 meter per century at the end of the last Ice Age, interrupted by rapid "jumps" during which it rose by up to 2.5 meters per ... > full story -
Rainforest Collapse Drove Reptile Evolution
November 29, 2010 — Global warming devastated tropical rainforests 300 million years ago. Now scientists report the unexpected discovery that this event triggered an evolutionary burst among reptiles -- and ... > full story -
Ancient Insects Preferred Warmer Climates
November 23, 2010 — For millions of years, insects and plants have coevolved -- leaf-eaters adapting to the modifications of their hosts and plants changing to protect themselves from herbivory. The abundance and ... > full story -
Newly Discovered Drumlin Field Provides Answers About Glaciation and Climate
November 16, 2010 — The landform known as a drumlin, created when the ice advanced during the Ice Age, can also be produced by today's glaciers, researchers in Sweden have ... > full story
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