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How Does Dolomite Form?
June 7, 2012 — The formation of the mineral dolomite is still puzzling scientists. Researchers have now shown that bacteria can facilitate the formation of dolomite. The study has been published online in the ... > full story -
Ecologists Call for Preservation of Planet's Remaining Biological Diversity
June 6, 2012 — Twenty years after the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, 17 ecologists are calling for renewed international efforts to curb the loss of Earth's biological diversity. The loss is compromising nature's ... > full story -
Today's Climate More Sensitive to Carbon Dioxide Than in Past 12 Million Years
June 6, 2012 — Until now, studies of Earth's climate have documented a strong correlation between global climate and atmospheric carbon dioxide; that is, during warm periods, high concentrations of CO2 ... > full storyMore: -
Dinosaurs Lighter Than Previously Thought
June 6, 2012 — Scientists have developed a new technique to accurately measure the weight and size of dinosaurs and discovered they are not as heavy as previously ... > full story -
Fossil Discovery: More Evidence for Asia, Not Africa, as the Source of Earliest Anthropoid Primates
June 4, 2012 — A new fossil primate from Myanmar illuminates a critical step in the evolution of early anthropoids. Afrasia closely resembles another early anthropoid, Afrotarsius libycus. The close similarity ... > full story -
Reign of the Giant Insects Ended With the Evolution of Birds
June 4, 2012 — Giant insects ruled the prehistoric skies during periods when Earth's atmosphere was rich in oxygen. Then came the birds. After the evolution of birds about 150 million years ago, insects got smaller ... > full story -
US and European Energy Supplies Vulnerable to Climate Change
June 3, 2012 — Higher water temperatures and reduced river flows in Europe and the United States in recent years have resulted in reduced production, or temporary shutdown, of several thermoelectric power plants, ... > full story -
Sierra Nevada 200-Year Megadroughts Confirmed
June 1, 2012 — The culmination of a comprehensive high-tech assessment of Fallen Leaf Lake -- a small moraine-bound lake at the south end of the Lake Tahoe Basin -- shows that stands of pre-Medieval trees in the ... > full story -
Evolution of Birds Is Result of a Drastic Change in How Dinosaurs Developed
May 30, 2012 — Researchers have found evidence that the evolution of birds is the result of a drastic change in how dinosaurs developed. Scientists have long understood that modern birds descended from dinosaurs. ... > full story -
Potentially Civilization-Ending Super-Eruptions May Have Surprisingly Short Fuses
May 30, 2012 — Super-eruptions are potentially civilization-ending events and new research suggests that they may have surprisingly short ... > full story
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