The build-up and subsequent release of warm, stagnant water from the deep Arctic Ocean and Nordic Seas played a role in ending the last Ice Age within the Arctic region, according to […]
Heat Release From Stagnant Deep Sea Helped End Last Ice Age
Decline in bumblebee species, and their habitats, caused by global warming
In the most comprehensive study ever conducted of the impacts of climate change on critical pollinators, scientists have discovered that global warming is rapidly shrinking the area where bumblebees are found in […]
Magnitude Of Plastic Waste Going Into Oceans Calculated
Magnitude of plastic waste going into the ocean calculated: 8 million metric tons of plastic enter the oceans per year A plastic grocery bag cartwheels down the beach until a gust of […]
NASA Rover Finds Active, Ancient Organic Chemistry on Mars
Possible Methane Sources and Sinks Source: NASA This illustration portrays possible ways that methane might be added to Mars’ atmosphere (sources) and removed from the atmosphere (sinks). NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has […]
Earth’s Most Abundant Mineral Finally Has A Name: Bridgmanite!
An ancient meteorite and high-energy X-rays have helped scientists conclude a half century of effort to find, identify and characterize a mineral that makes up 38 percent of the Earth. And in […]
Genetic Factors Behind Surviving or Dying From Ebola Shown In Mouse Study
A newly developed mouse model suggests that genetic factors are behind the mild-to-deadly range of reactions to the Ebola virus. People exposed to Ebola vary in how the virus affects them. Some […]
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