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Sharks now roam the open ocean. But for 200 million years, they only lived near the sea floor
Michael Worden/Unsplash Joel Gayford, James Cook University When you picture a shark, you probably think of a large,…
High-tech plans to save polar ice will fail, new research finds
Derek Oyen/Unsplash Steven Chown, Monash University Our planet continues to warm because of greenhouse gas emissions from human…
Review: Human pollution fuels record Sargassum seaweed blooms
A landmark 40-year review reveals how nutrient pollution from human activity has dramatically increased the nitrogen content in Sargassum, fueling massive seaweed blooms across the Atlantic Ocean.
How environmental RNA can give us a real-time picture of freshwater biodiversity
Researchers used environmental RNA in water from Lake Hertel near Montréal to monitor aquatic biodiversity. (Jiaqian AirplaneFan), CC…
New finds shed light on Canopus – the ancient Egyptian port city lost to the sea
Claire Isabella Gilmour, University of Bristol This year has seen a number of artefacts recovered from the Mediterranean…
Panama’s vital ocean upwelling fails for the 1st time
Scientists report the unprecedented failure of the Gulf of Panama’s annual upwelling, a critical ocean process that has been predictable for at least four decades, raising alarms about climate impacts.
Our primate ancestors evolved in the cold – not the tropics
Japan’s famous snow macaques are an exception among primates today. But our early ancestors often lived through weather…
See Earth’s seasons in all their complexity in a new animated map
The average seasonal growth cycles of Earth’s land-based ecosystems, estimated from 20 years of satellite imagery. Terasaki Hart…
Stalagmite reveals 13-year drought tied to Maya collapse
A precisely dated stalagmite from a Yucatán cave reveals a series of severe, multi-year droughts that may have contributed to the collapse of the Classic Maya civilization.
AI is transforming weather forecasting − and that could be a game changer for farmers around the world
Weather forecasts help farmers figure out when to plant, where to use fertilizer and much more. Maitreya Shah/Studio…