Although overhunting led to the demise of some prehistoric megafauna after the last ice age, a new study found that the extinction of the woolly rhinoceros may have been caused …read more Source:: Science
Tag: climate change
Volcanic carbon dioxide emissions helped trigger Triassic climate change
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•A new study finds volcanic activity played a direct role in triggering extreme climate change at the end of the Triassic period 201 million year ago, wiping out almost half …read more Source:: Science
‘Rule breaking’ plants may be climate change survivors
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•Plants that break some of the ‘rules’ of ecology by adapting in unconventional ways may have a higher chance of surviving climate change, according to researchers. …read more Source:: Science
Birds’ seasonal migrations shift earlier as climate changes
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•In what the authors believe is one of the first studies to examine climate change impact on the timing of bird migration on a continental scale, researchers report that spring …read more Source:: Science
Bacteria may contribute more to climate change as planet heats up
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•As bacteria adapt to hotter temperatures, they speed up their respiration rate and release more carbon, potentially accelerating climate change. …read more Source:: Science
Engineers develop a new way to remove carbon dioxide from air
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•A new way of removing carbon dioxide from a stream of air could provide a significant tool in the battle against climate change. The new system can work on the …read more Source:: Science
Climate change may cut soil’s ability to absorb water
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•Coasts, oceans, ecosystems, weather and human health all face impacts from climate change, and now valuable soils may also be affected. Climate change may reduce the ability of soils to …read more Source:: Science
Climate is warming faster than it has in the last 2,000 years
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•In contrast to pre-industrial climate fluctuations, current, anthropogenic climate change is occurring across the whole world at the same time, according to new studies. In addition, the speed of global …read more Source:: Science
Joshua trees facing extinction
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•They outlived mammoths and saber-toothed tigers. But without dramatic action to reduce climate change, new research shows Joshua trees won’t survive much past this century. …read more Source:: Science
Squid could thrive under climate change
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•When scientists subjected two-toned pygmy squid and bigfin reef squid to carbon dioxide levels projected for the end of the century, they received some surprising results. …read more Source:: Science