Climate change could bring deadly heat waves to Persian Gulf, say researchers. Their detailed climate simulation shows a threshold of survivability could be crossed without mitigation measures. …read more Source:: Science
Day: October 26, 2015
Rare warrior tomb filled with Bronze Age wealth and weapons discovered
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•Archaeologists have discovered a Bronze Age warrior’s tomb in southwestern Greece filled with more than 1,400 objects: jewels, weapons and armor, as well as bronze, silver and gold vessels. …read more Source:: Science
Declines in whales, fish, seabirds and large animals disrupt Earth’s nutrient cycle
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•In the past, whales, giant land mammals, and other animals played a vital role in keeping the planet fertile by transporting nutrients via their feces. However, massive declines and extinctions …read more Source:: Science
Loss of large land mammals could change landscapes forever
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•Paleontologists have looked at the environmental changes that occurred in North and South America after large megafauna went extinct over the past 15,000 years, and found long-lasting impacts. Particularly in …read more Source:: Science
Ancient babies boost Bering land bridge layover
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•Scientists deciphered maternal genetic material from two babies buried together in Alaska 11,500 years ago. They found the infants had different mothers and were the northernmost known kin to two …read more Source:: Science
Plankton poo clue could aid climate predictions
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•Scientists from the UK’s National Oceanography Center (NOC) have set their sights on unmasking the ocean’s ‘twilight zone’ – the area between 100 and 1000 meters deep where a small …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
MERS, Ebola, bird flu: Science’s big missed opportunities
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•LONDON, (Reuters) – Anyone who goes down with flu in Europe this winter could be asked to enroll in a randomized clinical trial in which they will either be given …read more Source:: UKScienceNews