Plankton metabolism may explain a quarter of the ice age CO2 drop
A new study estimates that temperature-dependent plankton metabolism could account for about 20 ppm of the roughly 90 ppm glacial ...
Tag: paleoclimate
New tools help scientists read climate history hidden in lake sediments
Researchers have added a runoff-isotope module and calibration guidelines to the PRYSM v2.0 lake proxy system model, showing that a ...
Scientists compile 22,941 Miocene ocean temperature records into new MioOcean database
A new preprint describes the MioOcean database, which standardises 22,941 Miocene ocean temperature data points from 101 studies with recalculated ...
Desert Shrub Rings Reveal How Monsoon and Westerlies Shape Northwest China’s Climate
Shrub-ring records from 26 sites across the Alxa Plateau show that moisture variability in China's arid northwest is governed by ...
Arctic Warming Boost Weakens as Sea Ice Vanishes, Models and Past Climates Suggest
Climate model simulations and paleoclimate evidence indicate that Arctic amplification weakens in sea ice-free climates while Antarctic amplification stays comparatively ...
Dust record ties ancient hominin booms in Arabia to wet spells
A 500,000-year dust record from the western equatorial Indian Ocean shows that hominin populations in Arabia expanded during prolonged Green ...
Tibetan Plateau uplift drove half of simulated rise in Pacific cyclone frequency
Climate model simulations indicate that the rise of the Tibetan Plateau accounted for nearly half of the increase in western ...
Machine Learning Maps How Ancient Hongshan Settlements Rose and Reorganized
A study of 1,190 Hongshan cultural sites in China's Liaoxi region shows settlement numbers rising and then partially declining across ...
roadDB: An R package for exploring early human prehistory and environments with the ROCEEH Out of Africa Database
The roadDB R package provides streamlined access to archaeological, environmental, geographic and chronological data spanning most of the last three ...
Lake sediments trace 16,000 years of Western Balkan summers
Two sediment-based studies reconstruct about 16,000 years of summer temperature change at Lake Prokoško, documenting rapid climatic shifts, geographic variation ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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