Analysis of two cosmic explosions indicates to astronomers that the pair, along with a puzzling blast from 2018, constitute a new type of event, with similarities to some supernovae and …read more Source:: Science
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Evolution of life in the ocean changed 170 million years ago
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•New research identifies a previously overlooked global event which changed the course of the evolution of life in the oceans. It coincided with a rise in calcium carbonate-secreting plankton and …read more Source:: Science
The space rock that hit the moon at 61,000 kilometers an hour
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•Observers watching January’s total eclipse of the Moon saw a rare event, a short-lived flash as a meteorite hit the lunar surface. Astronomers now think the space rock collided with …read more Source:: Science
Unusual phenomenon in clouds triggers lightning flash
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•In a first-of-its-kind observation, researchers have documented a unique event that occurs in clouds before a lightning flash happens. Their observation, called ‘fast negative breakdown,’ documents a new possible way …read more Source:: Science
A volcanic binge and its frosty hangover
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•A major volcanic event could have triggered one of the largest glaciations in Earth’s history — the Gaskiers glaciation, which turned the Earth into a giant snowball approximately 580 million …read more Source:: Science
Earth may be 140 years away from reaching carbon levels not seen in 56 million years
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•Total human carbon dioxide emissions could match those of Earth’s last major greenhouse warming event in fewer than five generations, new research finds. A new study finds humans are pumping …read more Source:: Science
Genomic evidence of rapid adaptation of invasive Burmese pythons in Florida
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•New researchers set out to determine whether pythons could have adapted to an extreme Florida freeze event in 2010. They generated data for dozens of samples before and after the …read more Source:: Science
Impact of coral bleaching on Western Australia’s coastline
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•The 2016 mass bleaching event on Western Australia’s coastline is the most severe global bleaching event to ever be recorded. New research records the impact of this event to the …read more Source:: Science
Extraterrestrial impact preceded ancient global warming event
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•A comet strike may have triggered the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), a rapid warming of Earth caused by an accumulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide 56 million years ago, which offers …read more Source:: Science