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Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring – like Saturn
Artist’s impression. Oliver Hull Andrew Tomkins, Monash University The rings of Saturn are some of the most famous…
October 3, 2024
Greenland Ice Sheet Once Supported Tundra Ecosystem, New Study Reveals
At a Glance Once considered unchanging for millions of years, Greenland’s ice sheet has a new story. A…
August 19, 2024
New Study Reveals Slower Erosion Rates in European Alps Since Deglaciation
At a Glance The deglaciation process during the Holocene, which spans the last approximately 17,000 years, has left…
January 29, 2024
Whether caribou migrate or stay put is determined by genes that evolved in the last ice age
Human activities are affecting the migratory behaviours of some caribou populations. (Mark Bradley/Parks Canada), Author provided Maria Cavedon,…
December 20, 2022
Woolly Mammoths Were Led to Extinction by Rapid Climate Change
Woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius) served as the poster child of what the Earth looked like during the last…
November 3, 2021
The Last Ice Age May Have Wiped Out Populations In Both East Asia and Europe, New Study Finds
Modern humans lived in East Asia some 40,000 years ago, according to DNA extracted from a male jawbone…
August 17, 2021