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Deep ocean sand analysis may predict how far Earth’s climate will shift
12+ hour, 9+ min ago (641+ words) Stanford researchers analyzed global seafloor data from an ancient cooling era, expecting thick sand deposits, but found almost no sand across all seven continents, defying standard models. When a Stanford team went looking for sediment that should have blanketed the…...
This ‘living dinosaur’ survives up to 427 years and rank among the world’s longest-lived vertebrates
16+ hour, 56+ min ago (913+ words) New research suggests lake sturgeon may live for centuries, reshaping conservation plans for one of the Great Lakes’ rarest fish. Some of the lake sturgeon swimming in the Great Lakes may have been there before the United States existed. That…...
Lakes buried carbon steadily for 11,000 years, but then something changed
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (1015+ words) Lakes across northern North America buried carbon at a steady rate for thousands of years, but that changed dramatically after 1850. Leaves, pollen and washed-in soil sink to the bottom of a lake and settle into mud, and the carbon in…...
Bizarre squid relative found in Wyoming is unlike anything seen before
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (840+ words) A bizarre belemnite fossil from Wyoming has been identified as a new species, revealing the thickest known member of this ancient squid relative group. There’s a fossil in a Wyoming museum drawer that spent two decades being, essentially, a mystery…...
Anak Krakatau erupts as enormous ash cloud spreads across Indonesia
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (731+ words) NASA satellites captured Anak Krakatau erupting as volcanic ash climbed up to 50,000 feet and spread across parts of Indonesia. Today’s Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory captures a powerful eruption unfolding at Anak Krakatau, the restless volcano rising…...
Scientists are getting better at predicting where massive earthquakes will strike
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (863+ words) Scientists developed a new method to identify where strain is building along major faults, revealing where massive earthquakes are more likely to strike. Nobody can tell you exactly when an earthquake will hit. But a team of scientists has gotten…...
Our ancestors may not have needed ape-like feet to climb
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (996+ words) Sooty mangabeys bend the middle of their feet 46 degrees while climbing, matching the ankle bend of chimpanzees and informing debate over the last common ancestor. Climbing a bare tree trunk asks an ankle to bend further than walking ever does....
Stone Age families relied on snakes and lizards for food
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (1182+ words) Snakes and lizards made up a surprising share of meals at a Natufian settlement, where the same butchering method persisted for millennia. The familiar picture of the Stone Age diet centers on big animals: a gazelle on a spit, a…...
Earthquake reveals a hidden danger beneath a remote Arctic island
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (820+ words) An earthquake triggered a massive rock avalanche on remote Jan Mayen, but scientists say thawing permafrost may have weakened the slope long before it collapsed. Something strange happened on Jan Mayen last March. An earthquake shook the island, and within…...
324-million-year-old insect fossil reveals early life on Earth roamed between water and land
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (956+ words) A 324-million-year-old fossil suggests early insects lived between water and land as their bodies gradually changed over time. Life on Earth changed greatly when animals began moving from water onto land. It happened in stages, and some early animals, including…...